English Dictionary

extinct

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

形容詞

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(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) / No longer used; obsolete, discontinued. / (of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.

日本語の意味

絶滅した、生物が生息していない状態（例：種として絶滅） / 消えた、消火し尽くされた（火、キャンドルなどが燃え尽きた状態） / 使用されなくなった、時代遅れの、廃止された

By morning the candle was extinct, its wax pooled cold on the windowsill.

朝になるとろうそくは消えて、蝋が冷たく窓辺に溜まっていた。

意味（1）

(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.

意味（2）

No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.

The title became extinct when the last baron died.

意味（3）

(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.

The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

意味（4）

(geology) No longer active.

Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.