English Dictionary

juxtaposition

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 修辞法

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together. / (mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

日本語の意味

並置：接続語や演算子なしで、語句や数式の項目がただ隣り合っている状態。 / 連続配置：文法的には接続部分を欠いた語の並び、数学的には演算子の用いられない連続的な表現を指す。

The editor praised the sentence's stark juxtaposition—'life, death, love'—an intentional omission of linking words to heighten urgency.

編集者は「life, death, love」という表現に見られる接続詞の欠如を、緊迫感を高めるための意図的な手法として称賛した。

意味（1）

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

Example: mother father instead of mother and father

意味（2）

(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a⨯b collapses to ab.

意味（3）

(art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.

意味（4）

(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.

juxtapositions （ plural ）