atmosphereとは

語源

From French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- +‎ -sphere (?).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/

名詞

atmosphere (複数形 atmospheres)

1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
2. The air in a particular place.
   • 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I:

     Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].

3. (figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
4. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)

同意語

• (mood): air, ambiance, feeling, mood

Meronyms

• See also Wikisaurus:atmosphere

関連する語

• atmospheric
• atmospherics

参考

• ambiance, ambience
• mood