intensiveとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

形容詞

intensive (comparative more intensive, superlative most intensive)

1. Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

2. Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.

   This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.

3. Highly concentrated.

   I took a three-day intensive course in finance.

4. (obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
   • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

     the intensive distance between the perfection of an Angel and of a Man is but finite

5. Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.

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6. (grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.

   an intensive verb or preposition

7. (medicine) Related to the need to manage life-threatening conditions by means of sophisticated life support and monitoring.

   She was moved to the intensive-care unit of the hospital.

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派生語

参考

• extensive

名詞

intensive (複数形 intensives)

1. (linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

参照

• intensive at OneLook Dictionary Search

アナグラム

• Veintines