itemとは

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtəm/
  • (米国発音) IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɾəm], [ˈaɪ̯ɾm̩]

名詞

item (複数形 items)

1. A distinct physical object.

   Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.

   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects  [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters  […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.

2. (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
3. A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.

   the items in a bill

   In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.

4. (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.

   The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.

5. A matter for discussion in an agenda.

   The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.

6. (informal) Two people who are having a relationship with each other.

   Jack and Jill are an item.

   • 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby

     Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?

7. A short article in a newspaper.

   an item concerning the weather

8. (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Fuller

     A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.

同意語

• (object): article, object, thing
• (line of text having a legal または semantic meaning):
• (matter for discussion): subject, topic
• (two people who are having a relationship with each other): couple
• (psychometrics): test/assessment question

下位語

派生語

動詞

item (三人称単数 現在形 items, 現在分詞 iteming, 過去形および過去分詞形 itemed)

1. (transitive) To make a note of.

関連する語

• itemize

アナグラム

• -time, emit, mite, time

Latin

語源

Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *éy and *só. Confer with ita.

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.tem/, [ˈɪ.tẽ]

副詞

item (not comparable)

1. likewise, also

参照

• item in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• item in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• item in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette