英和和英

接頭辞

V-

1. (automotive, engineering) Referring to an internal combustion engine piston cylinder configuration, where the cylinders are aligned in a V-like shape, in which there is an acute angle between the cylinders, and the bottom of the cylinder, where the crank is, is the bottom of the V, and the top of the cylinder is where the fuel, intake and exhaust ports are located.

等位語

(engine configuration):

• W- (like the V-, but with an additional cylinder row up the centre)
• Y- (like the V-, but with an additional cylinder row down the centre)
• X- (shaped like an X)
• H- (flat, horizontal, 180-angle; boxer)
• T- (like the H-, but with an additional cylinder row up the centre)
• I- (inline)
• R- (rotary)

派生語

語源 2

Clipping of Vietnamese

接頭辞

V-

1. Vietnamese; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of Vietnam.

等位語

派生語

発音

• (phoneme): IPA: /v/
• (letter name): IPA: /viː/ (spelled vee)
  • 韻: -iː

文字

v (lower case, upper case V, plural vs or v's)

1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

参考

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

名詞

v (plural vs or v's)

1. a shape resembling the letter v

   The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.

語源 2

Abbreviation of versus.

前置詞

v

1. (UK, Ireland and Commonwealth except Canada) Abbreviation of versus.

   Synonyms: v., vs.

   England v Scotland

   • 2023 March 3, Eleanor Flegg, “The comfort v style dilemma: Thought you couldn’t combine the two? Think again — our experts explain exactly how”, in Irish Independent, volume 132, number 53, Dublin, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Property” section, page 4
   • 2025 December 19, Ryan Doerfler, Samuel Moyn, “It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     Attention to the body’s legitimacy surged in the decades after the extraordinary discussion on the topic in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey – the 1992 case that memorably preserved the abortion rights minted in Roe v Wade despite recent conservative additions to the court.

使用する際の注意点

• In legal contexts, usage is typically restricted to case citations, and the pronunciation may be as versus, vee, against, or and, depending on the region and nature of the case.

語源 3

Abbreviation of very.

副詞

v

1. (informal, text messaging) Abbreviation of very.

   You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.

   • 2006, Cathy Wield, Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression‎, Seattle, WA: Radcliffe Publishing, →ISBN, page 109:

     I'm v tired. I slept v badly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.

   • 2007, Dyan Sheldon, Deep and Meaningful Diaries from Planet Janet, Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 253:

     I said it wasn't a crush, I just thought he was v attractive.

   • 2019 July 23, Matt Galea, “Punters Reckon Ashley Benson's New Tatt Is A Tribute To Girlfriend Cara Delevingne”, in Pedestrian‎, archived from the original on 23 July 2019:

     Since becoming social media official, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson have been sashaying around town together and being v cute

   • 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan‎:

     Sometimes a trip to the spa is not in the cards, even if your gel manicure has seen waaaay better days. These polish remover tools help cut costs and keep your natural nails looking v nice.

語源 4

Abbreviation of venturi.

名詞

v

1. (automotive, dated) Abbreviation of venturi.

   Alternative form: V

   Synonym: bbl

   4v;   2v

   289-4v;   289-2v

参考

発音

• (phoneme): IPA: /w/, /u/, /uː/

文字

v (lower case, upper case V)

1. (sometimes with littera) The 20th letter of the Latin alphabet.

参考

• Previous letter: t
• Next letter: x

参照

• "v", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “v”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers