English Dictionary

antonym

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæntəˌnɪm/

名詞

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. / A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.

日本語の意味

（他の単語の）反対の意味を持つ語、つまりある語が表す意味に対して正反対の内容を示す語。 / 尺度の一方（例: 大）を表し、その反対側（例: 小）を表す語、すなわち漸進的な反意語を指すこともある。

In her essay, she explained how to identify an antonym for each vocabulary term.

彼女はエッセイで、各語彙項目の対義語を見つける方法を説明した。

意味（1）

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

意味（2）

A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.

All four lines of the pattern are required to establish that hot and cold are antonyms. The water is hot entails The water is not cold. The water is cold entails The water is not hot. The water is not hot does not entail The water is cold. The water is not cold does not entail The water is hot.

antonyms （ plural ）