speedreadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From speed +‎ read.

動詞

speedread ‎(三人称単数 現在形 speedreads, 現在分詞 speedreading, 過去形および過去分詞形 speedread)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
   • 1986, Gabrielle Burton, Heartbreak Hotel:

     She picks it up and speedreads: Dear Momma, I have always felt that I've disappointed you. I have always tried not to disappoint you. [...]

   • 2009, Barbara Delinsky, Together Alone:

     “[...] She remembers everything. She speedreads and remembers everything. She studies very little for very good grades.” “If she studied that little bit more,” Celeste injected tartly, “she'd be at the top of her class. [...]”

   • 2012, Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot:

     JFK speedreads at his normal 1,200 words per minute, glasses perched on the end of his nose, a study in focus.

派生語

• speedreader
• speedreading