mega-とは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈmɛɡə/, /ˈmeɪɡə/
• 韻: -ɛɡə, -eɪɡə

形容詞

mega (not comparable)

1. (informal) Very large.
   • 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design, page 26:

     Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.

2. (slang) Great; excellent.
   • 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text, page 25:

     We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.

   • 2011, Anna Wilson, Pup Idol: Top of the Pups:

     It was totally mega. The audience clapped and cheered when Teasel had finally finished. So did I.

   • July 15, 2011, Liam Gallagher, quoted at the launch of the new Manchester City F.C. kit

     I've been a City fan since I was a kid, so to be involved with the launch of a new kit is colossal. Manchester City fans are known for having a lot of style and the new shirt looks mega.

関連する語

• mega-

副詞

mega (comparative more mega, superlative most mega)

1. (informal) Extremely.

   mega-fun

   mega rich

名詞

mega (plural megas)

1. (birdwatching, informal) A megararity (extremely rare bird for a certain region).
   • 2017 June, Australian Birdlife, Carlton, Victoria, page 76, column 2:

     And, speaking of relative banalities, the recurring Semipalmated Plover at the Broom Sewage Works may have inured us slightly to the status of the species as a rare vagrant, but it was an undeniable "mega" when one was discovered on Lord Howe Island on 23 March.

2. (mathematics) The Steinhaus-Moser number ②

等位語

アナグラム

• game, mage