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発音

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (without the yod-coalescence) IPA: /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌtʰjʊu̯d]
  • (yod-coalescence) IPA: /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌt͡ʃʊu̯d]
• (General American)
  • (yod-dropping) IPA: /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌtʰʊu̯d]
• ハイフネーション: ap‧ti‧tude

名詞

aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes)

1. Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

   Synonyms: talent, knack; see also Thesaurus:skill

   Antonym: ineptitude

   She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.

   The test measures a student’s aptitude for language learning.

2. The condition of being suitable.

   Synonyms: appropriateness, fitness, suitability

   Antonym: ineptitude

Further reading

• “aptitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aptitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.