hectivityとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/
• (General American) IPA: /hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, [hɛkˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi]
• 韻: -ɪvɪti

名詞

hectivity (countable and uncountable, plural hectivities)

1. (uncountable) A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.
   • 2002, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann‎, Warner Books, published 2002, →ISBN:

     I headed from my apartment over to a corner diner for a late break fast, and I don't recall the normal crush of people packing the New York streets or the usual hectivity.

2. (countable) A frenetic or stressful activity.
   • 1962 March 11, “A Day on a Luxury Liner, Cruising on a Sunlit Sea”, in Boston Globe:

     Out here on the Pacific, there's no rush, no tension, none of the "hectivities" of everyday life ashore.

引用

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