brace

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a support that steadies or strengthens something else
Noun: two items of the same kind
Noun: a set of two similar things considered as a unit
Noun: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
Noun: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
Noun: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
Noun: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Noun: a carpenter’s tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
Noun: a structural member used to stiffen a framework
Verb: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Verb: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Verb: support by bracing
Verb: cause to be alert and energetic

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She used a brace to support her injured ankle.(彼女は怪我した足首を支えるためにブレースを使った。)
I always brace myself before jumping into cold water!(私は冷たい水に飛び込む前にいつも心の準備をする！)
The architect designed a sturdy brace to reinforce the aging structure.(建築家は老朽化した構造を強化するために頑丈なブレースを設計した。)

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: he wore a brace on his knee
Verb: brace your elbows while working on the potter’s wheel
Verb: Coffee and tea stimulate me
Verb: This herbal infusion doesn’t stimulate

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): arouse, bitstock, brace, braces, bracing, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, energise, energize, gallus, orthodontic braces, pair, perk up, poise, span, stabilise, stabilize, steady, stimulate, suspender, twain, twosome, yoke

Antonyms(反意語): de-energise, de-energize, sedate

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): affect, dental appliance, fix, hold, man’s clothing, punctuation, rope, set, stock, strengthen, strengthener, structural member, support, two

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): ampersand, andiron, apostrophe, arch support, athletic supporter, attack, back, backboard, backing, baluster, bar, base, batten, beam, bearing, bearing wall, bedpost, bite plate, block, bola, bookend, brace, bracket, brail, bridge, bungee, buoy, butt, buttress, cable, carry, chess set, chock, choir, colon, comma, confirm, conjugation, cordage, core, couple, cram, cramp, craps, crown, cultivate, dentition, denture, dress hat, exclamation mark, field, filling, fix, foot, foothold, guide rope, halyard, handrest, hanger, hangman’s rope, harness, harp, harpoon line, hawser, headstock, hyphen, intersection, intoxicate, jaundice, jump rope, lashing, lasso, leg, manicure set, mount, octet, pair, parenthesis, perch, period, pier, pillow block, plate, pole, portfolio, precondition, prime, prolonge, prop up, provide, quartet, question mark, quintet, quotation mark, rack, register, reinforce, relax, rest, restrengthen, retainer, rib, riser, rocker, ruggedize, safety arch, scaffold, score, seat, sedate, semicolon, septet, set up, sextet, shelf, sill, singleton, small stuff, socialize, solidus, spoke, step, stimulate, stirrup, stock, structural member, substantiate, suite, summerize, swung dash, synset, tailstock, tee, tense, threescore, tier, tightrope, tread, trio, trip line, truss, ulcerate, undercarriage, undergird, underpin, union, upright, vitalize, winterize, yoke

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): animate, ankle brace, back brace, ballast, cathect, crosspiece, doubleton, enliven, gusset, guy, invigorate, knee brace, neck brace, royal brace, skeg, stay, steel, stringer, strut, tie, tread, tweedledum and tweedledee

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: brace, bracer, bracing, couple, energiser, energizer, energizing, energy, pair, poise, stabilization, stimulant, stimulative, suspend

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: science

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: