English Dictionary

quarter

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/

名詞

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(in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.

日本語の意味

全体を4つの等しい部分に分けたうちの1つ / 1/4、つまり全体の四分の一

He divided the cake so that each child got a quarter.

彼はケーキを四等分して、子供たちにそれぞれ四分の一ずつ分けた。

意味（1）

(in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.

A quarter of an hour.

意味（2）

(now chiefly historical) A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.

One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the quarter of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.

意味（3）

A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.

意味（4）

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.

意味（5）

(now historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.

And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see ….

意味（6）

(now chiefly financial) A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.

意味（7）

(time) A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.

意味（8）

(now chiefly historical) A fourth part of a hundredweight.

意味（9）

(heraldry) A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.

意味（10）

(Canada, US) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.

意味（11）

(sports) One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.

意味（12）

(Chester, historical) A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.

意味（13）

A region or place.

I am to haste, / And all who under me thir Banners wave, / Homeward with flying march where we possess / The Quarters of the North […].

意味（14）

Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.

意味（15）

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.

意味（16）

One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.

意味（17）

(figuratively, archaic) A topic or area of endeavour.

“I'll tell you something, too,” retorted the captain, duskily flushing. “I wouldn't sail this ship for the man you are, if you went upon your knees. I've dealt with gentlemen up to now.” “I can tell you the names of a number of gentlemen you'll never deal with any more, and that's the whole of Longhurst's gang,” said Jim. “I'll put your pipe out in that quarter, my friend. Here, rout out your traps as quick as look at it, and take your vermin along with you. I'll have a captain in, this very night, that's a sailor, and some sailors to work for him.”

意味（18）

(nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.

I was one morning walking the deck, when Rogers, whose watch it was, sitting upon the quarter, called to me in his usual style, ‘Come here, Bill.’

意味（19）

(farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.

[…] at last she kicked right over the carriage pole and fell down, after giving me a severe blow on my near quarter.

意味（20）

(often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.

opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it

意味（21）

(obsolete) Relations between people.

In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.

意味（22）

Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.

Hard fighting and long labour they had still; for the Southrons were bold men and grim, and fierce in despair, and the Easterlings were strong and war-hardened and asked for no quarter.

意味（23）

(now rare, rugby, American football) A quarterback.

意味（24）

(military slang, now rare) A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.

Tietjens said: ‘Send the Canadian sergeant-major to me at the double….’ to the quarter.

意味（25）

A quarterfinal.

quarters （ plural ）