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発音

• IPA^(key): /spɒk/

固有名詞

Spock (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 Spocks)

1. An American surname from Dutch.
2. (science fiction) In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears.

   Alternative form: Mr. Spock

   • 2010, William McDonald Wallace, The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Economy: How Liberals and Conservatives Both Got It Wrong, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, page 48:

     This caricature called economic man was not only completely self-centered, he was also entirely rational in all his decisions, whether consuming or investing—a veritable Mr. Spock.

   • 2008 December 2, “Sportsman of the Year: Michael Phelps”, in Sports Illustrated:

     Phelps's calorie intake may seem superhuman, and his 6' 4", 185-pound body may recall Greek statuary, but fans are also drawn to him by a goofy grin and oversized ears that led to his being called Spock on the school bus.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Spock.
3. Ellipsis of Mr. Spock. An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System

派生語

名詞

Spock (複数形 Spocks)

1. (pop psychology) A person or character like a Star Trek Vulcan; someone resembling Star Trek's character Spock.
2. (rock paper scissors) The Vulcan salute when used in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, a handshape that beats rock and scissors and loses to lizard and paper.

同意語

• Vulcan

動詞

Spock (三人称単数 現在形 Spocks, 現在分詞 Spocking, 過去形および過去分詞形 Spocked)

1. (rock paper scissors) To play the Vulcan salute hand. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

アナグラム

• pocks