Frissonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from French frisson.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/
• (米国発音) IPA: /fɹiˈsoʊn/, /fɹiˈsõʊn/
• 韻: (米国発音) -oʊn

名詞

frisson (plural frissons)

1. A sudden surge of excitement.

   I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.

   • 1989, Greil Marcus, Lipstick Traces, Faber & Faber, published 2009:

     As a perversion of freedom it was, like any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring, a sensation that always brought one back for more.

2. A shiver; a thrill.

   Whenever the villain's theme played in the movie I felt a sudden frisson down my back.

   • 2008 November 5, Charles McGrath, “Builder of Windup Realms That Thrillingly Run Amok”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     All the Crichton books depend to a certain extent on a little frisson of fear and suspense: that’s what kept you turning the pages.

アナグラム

• Frisons