English Dictionary

snowflake

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 通常 歴史的

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. / Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers. / The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

日本語の意味

雪の結晶：おおよそ六角形の対称性を持つ雪の小さな結晶。 / 白い花を咲かせる球根植物：Leucojum属に属する、ヨーロッパ原産の球根植物。 / 雪上鳥：Plectrophenax nivalisとして知られる鳥。

A single snowflake landed on her mitten, its hexagonal pattern glinting in the streetlight.

一つの雪の結晶が彼女のミトンに落ち、六角形の模様が街灯にきらめいた。

意味（1）

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

意味（2）

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

意味（3）

The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

意味（4）

(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.

When I come home, one space monkey is reading to the assembled space monkeys who sit covering the whole first floor. “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”

意味（5）

(slang, derogatory, chiefly alt-right) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.

When have words ever hurt anyone? The triggered snowflakes at this liberal university are trying to literally murder our freedom of speech.

意味（6）

(ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.

Robertson and colleagues reported 10 patients in four families with lesions similar to those of stage I and stage II snowflake generation.

意味（7）

Something that is unique in every presentation.

MS is referred to as a “snowflake” disease because symptoms vary from person to person.

意味（8）

(slang, usually derogatory) A Caucasian person.

Alright, snowflake, where's the dope?

意味（9）

(historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)

snowflakes （ plural ）