English Dictionary

trigger

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɹɪɡə/

名詞

インターネット 古語

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. / A similar device used to activate any mechanism. / An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

日本語の意味

銃や機械などを作動させるための引き金、扳機 / ある出来事や反応を引き起こすきっかけ、触媒

He gently pulled the trigger, and the old rifle cracked in the quiet barn.

彼はそっと引き金を引くと、静かな納屋に古いライフルの銃声が響いた。

意味（1）

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

Just pull the trigger.

意味（2）

A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

意味（3）

An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.

意味（4）

A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.

I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.

意味（5）

(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.

意味（6）

(music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

意味（7）

(music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.

意味（8）

(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

意味（9）

(databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

意味（10）

(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.

意味（11）

(archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

triggers （ plural ）