English Dictionary

moment

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈməʊmənt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法 歴史的 くだけた表現 口語 インターネット 軽蔑的 俗語

A brief, unspecified amount of time. / The smallest portion of time; an instant. / (figuratively) Weight or importance.

日本語の意味

短い時間、瞬間 / 一瞬、刹那 / （比喩的に）重要性、意義

Could you wait a moment while I finish this email?

このメールを終えるまで、少しの間お待ちいただけますか？

意味（1）

A brief, unspecified amount of time.

Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.

意味（2）

The smallest portion of time; an instant.

Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Weight or importance.

In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good.

意味（4）

(physics, mechanics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.

意味（5）

(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

意味（6）

(neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.

意味（7）

(colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.

意味（8）

(mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

意味（9）

(mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.

意味（10）

(Internet slang, derogatory) (As in "X moment") An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.

woman moment

moments （ plural ）