extinguish
extinguish
意味(日本語)
消す ◇ex(=out) = 刺して消す、突き消す
語源
- stingu-, stinct- : L.stinguo/stinguere=to extinguish(火を消す)
意味(英語)
- (verb-transitive) To put out (a fire, for example); quench.
- (verb-transitive) To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish.
- (verb-transitive) To obscure; eclipse.
- (verb-transitive) Law To settle or discharge (a debt).
- (verb-transitive) Law To nullify: extinguished their title to the property.
例文
- Nothing and no-one told me that because education was compulsary, I should therefore "extinguish" the amount of voluntary learning I did outside of school hours.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
extinct
extinct
消えた、消滅した、死滅した
語源
- stingu-, stinct- : L.stinguo/stinguere=to extinguish(火を消す)
extinction
extinction
消化、鎮火、絶滅、償却
語源
- stingu-, stinct- : L.stinguo/stinguere=to extinguish(火を消す)
extinguisher
extinguisher
消火器
語源
- stingu-, stinct- : L.stinguo/stinguere=to extinguish(火を消す)