diffuseとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: dĭfyo͞oz'
• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfjuːz/
• (米国用法) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfjuz/
• Rhymes: -uːz
• Homophone: defuse

動詞

diffuse (三人称単数 現在形 diffuses, 現在分詞 diffusing, 過去形および過去分詞形 diffused)

1. (transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
   • 1837, William Whewell, “Earliest Stages of Astronomy”, in History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times. […], volume I, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […]; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: J. and J. J. Deighton, OCLC 1112872753, book III (History of Greek Astronomy), section 3 (Correction of the Civil Year. (Julian Calendar.)), page 121:

     We do not know by whom the insufficiency of the year of 365 days was first discovered; we find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations, and various artifices used in making the correction.

2. (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

使用する際の注意点

The words diffuse and defuse are sometimes confused.

同意語

• forspread

派生語

• diffuser

語源 2

From Middle English *diffuse (attested in adverb diffuseli), from Latin diffūsus.

発音

• enPR: dĭfyo͞os'
• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfjuːs/
• (米国用法) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfjus/
• Rhymes: -uːs

形容詞

diffuse (comparative more diffuse, superlative most diffuse)

1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

2. Wordy; verbose.

同意語

• (not concentrated): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
• (verbose): palaverous, prolix; see also Thesaurus:verbose

派生語

• diffusely