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語源

The adjective is derived from sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) +‎ liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) (from Latin līminālis, from līmen (“doorstep, threshold; doorway, entrance; beginning, commencement”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”)) + *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns)). The English word is borrowed from German subliminal, or a calque of German unterschwellig (“subliminal”, literally “beneath the threshold”).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: [ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩], [səˈblɪm.ɪ.nl̩]
• (General American) IPA: /səˈblɪm.ɪ.nəl/, [səˈblɪm.ɪ.nl̩]
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/, [ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩]
• ハイフネーション: sub‧li‧min‧al

形容詞

subliminal (comparative more subliminal, superlative most subliminal)

1. (physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]

   Synonyms: latent, underthreshold

   Antonym: superliminal

2. (psychology) Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious. [from late 19th c.]
3. (by extension) Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. [from mid 20th c.]

別の表記

• sub-liminal (dated)

派生語

• subliminality
• subliminalize
• subliminally
• subliminal message
• subtweet

関連する語

名詞

subliminal (plural subliminals)

1. (physiology) Chiefly preceded by the: something which is below the limen or threshold of conscious perception. [from late 19th c.]
2. (psychology) Chiefly preceded by the: the subconscious (dated) or unconscious self. [from late 19th c.]
3. (by extension) An advertisement, a message, etc., which is conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. [from mid 20th c.]
4. (Internet slang) An audio or video recording, often consisting of ambient music or white noise with hidden affirmations, intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener through repetition.

   She spent all night listening to a subliminal to change her eye color.

下位語

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参照

Further reading

• subliminal stimuli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• subliminal (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia