sharpとは

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɑɹp/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːp/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)p

形容詞

sharp (comparative sharper, superlative sharpest)

1. Able to cut easily.

   I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175, page 071:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

2. (colloquial) Intelligent.

   My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

   • 2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     At school, despite his sharp mind, Malcolm was laughed at by teachers when he said he wanted to be a lawyer.

3. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.

   Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.

   a sharp hill;  a face with sharp features

4. (music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
5. (music) Higher in pitch than required.

   The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.

6. Having an intense, acrid flavour.

   Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.

7. Sudden and intense.

   A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.

   • 1914, Louis Joseph Vance, Nobody, chapter II:

     She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact.

8. (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.

   Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.

9. (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

   a sharp dealer;  a sharp customer

   • (Can we date this quote?) Jonathan Swift

     the necessity of being so sharp and exacting

10. Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

    You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

    • 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:

      Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.

12. Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

    sharp criticism;  When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

13. (colloquial) Stylish or attractive.

    You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

14. Observant; alert; acute.

    Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

15. Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

    Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.

    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

      The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point

16. Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

    a sharp ascent or descent;  a sharp turn or curve

17. (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.

    Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.

18. (chess) Tactical; risky.
    • 1963, Max Euwe, Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur (page xviii)

      Time and time again, the amateur player has lost the opportunity to make the really best move because he felt bound to follow some chess "rule" he had learned, rather than to make the sharp move which was indicated by the position.

    • 1975, Luděk Pachman, Decisive Games in Chess History (page 64)

      In such situations most chess players choose the obvious and logical way: they go in for sharp play. However, not everyone is a natural attacking player […]

19. Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

    a sharp pain;  the sharp and frosty winter air

    • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare

      Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.

    • (Can we date this quote?) William Cowper

      the morning sharp and clear

    • (Can we date this quote?) John Keble

      in sharpest perils faithful proved

20. Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

    a sharp appetite

21. (obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

      in sharp contest of battle

    • (Can we date this quote?) John Dryden

      A sharp assault already is begun.

22. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
    • 1700, Edward Moxon, Mechanical Exercises

      Well-burnt good lime and sharp sand, if very sharp, a load of sand (about 36 bushels) to a hundred of lime (being 25 bushels, or a hundred pecks […]

23. (phonetics, dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

同意語

• (able to cut easily): keen, razor, razor-sharp
• (intelligent): brainy, bright, intelligent, keen, smart, witty
• (able to pierce easily): pointed
• (having an intense かつ acrid flavour): acrid, pungent
• (sudden かつ intense): abrupt, acute, stabbing
• (illegal, dishonest): dishonest, dodgy, illegal, illicit, underhand
• (accurate): accurate, exact, keen, precise
• (critical): acrimonious, bitter, cutting, harsh, hostile, nasty
• (stylish, attractive): chic, elegant, smart, stylish
• (observant): acute, alert, keen, observant, sharp-eyed

反意語

• (able to cut easily): blunt, dull
• (intelligent): dim, dim-witted, slow, slow-witted, thick
• (able to pierce easily): blunt
• (higher than usual by one semitone): flat
• (music: higher in pitch than required): flat
• (having an intense かつ acrid flavour): bland, insipid, tasteless
• (sudden かつ intense): dull
• (illegal, dishonest): above-board, honest, legit, legitimate, reputable
• (accurate): inaccurate, imprecise
• (critical): complimentary, flattering, friendly, kind, nice
• (stylish, attractive): inelegant, scruffy, shabby
• (observant): unobservant

派生語

副詞

sharp (comparative sharper, superlative sharpest)

1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of M. Arnold to this entry?)

   • Shakespeare

     You bite so sharp at reasons.

2. (not comparable) Exactly.

   I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.

3. (music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

   I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.

同意語

• (exactly): exactly, on the dot (of time), precisely

名詞

sharp (複数形 sharps)

1. (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

   The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).

   Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.

2. (music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
3. (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.

   The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.

4. (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

   Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)

5. (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.

   Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.

6. A sharp tool or weapon.
   • Collier

     If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.

7. (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
8. (medicine, dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
9. A dishonest person; a cheater.

   The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.

10. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

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

11. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
12. (in the plural) middlings
13. (slang, dated) An expert.
14. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s かつ 1970s).
    • 2006, Iain McIntyre, Tomorrow Is Today: Australia in the Psychedelic Era, 1966-1970

      The Circle was one of the few dances the older sharps frequented; mostly they were to be found in pubs, pool-halls or at the track.

派生語

• card sharp
• double sharp

参考

• (music) accidental, flat, natural
• ♯

動詞

sharp (三人称単数 現在形 sharps, 現在分詞 sharping, 過去形および過去分詞形 sharped)

1. (music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.

   That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!

2. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of L'Estrange to this entry?)

アナグラム

• Spahr, harps, shrap