entranceとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from 古期英語 ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).

発音

• (英国用法, 米国用法) enPR: ĕn'trəns, IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.tɹəns/

名詞

entrance (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 entrances)

1. (countable) The action of entering, or going in.

   Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.

2. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.

   the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office

3. (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     ‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’

   Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.

4. (uncountable) The right to go in.

   You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.

   to give entrance to friends

5. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.

   a difficult entrance into business

   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iii]:

     Beware of entrance to a quarrel.

   • 1794, Henry Hunter, Sacred Biography

     in the entrance of the history of this great patriarch

6. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.

   His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.

7. (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of Ham. Nav. Encyc to this entry?)

8. (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)

9. (music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.

同意語

• ingang

反意語

• exit

語源 2

From en- + trance (“daze”)

発音

• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈtɹæns/
• Rhymes: -æns

動詞

entrance (三人称単数 現在形 entrances, 現在分詞 entrancing, 過去形および過去分詞形 entranced)

1. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

   The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.

   • 1996, Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, and Jonathan Roberts, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (film)

     See the finest girl in France make an entrance to entrance...

2. (transitive) To put into a trance.