aliveとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /əˈlaɪv/
• 韻: -aɪv

形容詞

alive (comparative more alive, superlative most alive)

1. Having life; living; not dead.

   As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Rev 1:18:

     I am hee that liueth, and was dead : and behold, I am aliue foꝛ euermoꝛe,Amen,and haue the keyes of hell and of death.

2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.

   to keep the fire alive

   to keep the affections alive

3. Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.

   Although quite dull during the day, the main street comes alive at night, with many bars and clubs opening.

   • 1848, Macaulay, Thomas Babington, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second:

     The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs.

4. (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.

   DANGER: OVERHEAD CATENARY - WIRE IS ALIVE

5. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
   • 1836-37, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

     Smouch, requesting Mr. Pickwick in a surly manner ‘to be as alive as he could, for it was a busy time,’ drew up a chair by the door and sat there, until he had finished dressing.

   • 2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     Liverpool’s equaliser came within four minutes. James Milner swung the ball over from a corner on the right and Sadio Mané, Liverpool’s most dangerous player, was alive in the six-yard area.

6. Susceptible; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
   • 1762, Falconer, William, The Shipwreck:

     Though tremblingly alive to Nature's laws, Yet ever firm to Honour's sacred cause

7. (as an intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
   • 1702, Clarendon, Edward Hyde, The History of the Rebellion:

     The Earl of Northumberland 'was the proudest man alive' and 'was in all his deportment a very great man.

   • 2000, Candye Kane (lyrics かつ music), “The Toughest Girl Alive”:

     I'm the toughest girl alive.
     I walked through the fire and I survived.

8. (programming) Synonym of live

使用する際の注意点

• Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies, for example "The bee is alive". Before a noun, the adjectives living or live may be used with a similar meaning

同意語

• (having life): alive and kicking, extant, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
• (in a state of action): existing, extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
• (sprightly, lively, brisk): frisky, peppy, zestful; see also Thesaurus:active
• (out of all living creatures): ever, in the world

反意語

• dead

派生語