English Dictionary

example

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/

名詞

Something that is representative of all such things in a group. / Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.

日本語の意味

例、事例。あるグループ全体を代表するものとしての一例として使用される。 / 説明や規則を明示するための実例としての意味。

This painting is an example of the artist's early work.

この絵はその画家の初期作品の代表的な例です。

意味（1）

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.

意味（2）

Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.

意味（3）

Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).

Nelson Mandela was an example for many to follow.

意味（4）

A person punished as a warning to others.

[…]hang him, hee'le be made an example.

意味（5）

A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.

Such temperate order in ſo fierce a cauſe, / Doth want example:[…]

意味（6）

An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.

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