definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
英語
~ 1600
perc, apró részlet, csekély különbség, jottányi, jegyzőkönyv
名詞
A1
1
perc
A1
用法パターン：
[something] takes [number] minutes
The train will arrive in five minutes.
A vonat öt perc múlva érkezik.
It only takes a few minutes to walk there.
Csak néhány percbe telik odasétálni.
She paused for a minute before answering.
学習者向け例文
Wait one minute, please.
Várj egy percet, kérlek.
I will call you in two minutes.
Két perc múlva felhívlak.
The movie starts in ten minutes.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
意味
Sixty seconds of time
コロケーション
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
類義語
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
対義語
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
テーマ
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
名詞
B2
2
用法パターン：
[something] to the minute detail
The painting was perfect down to the minute detail.
A festmény a legapróbb részletéig tökéletes volt.
There is only a minute difference between the two versions.
Csak nagyon csekély különbség van a két változat között.
Even the minute particles were visible under the microscope.
学習者向け例文
He looked at every minute detail of the plan.
Megvizsgálta a terv minden apró részletét.
There is a minute difference between the two shirts.
Nagyon apró különbség van a két ing között.
We found minute pieces of glass on the floor.
よくある間違い：
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
意味
Tiny amount or detail
コロケーション
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
類義語
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
対義語
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
テーマ
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
定義
A very small part or detail.
A very small part, amount, or detail of something.
名詞
B1
3
jegyzőkönyv
B2
用法パターン：
to take the minutes of [a meeting]
She was asked to take the minutes during the conference.
The secretary typed up the minutes and sent them to everyone.
The board approved the minutes from last month's meeting.
学習者向け例文
He takes the minutes at every meeting.
They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
The minutes show what we talked about.
よくある間違い：
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
意味
Official meeting notes
コロケーション
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
類義語
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
対義語
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
テーマ
business
|administration
|work
|communication
定義
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
An official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
文法
辞書形
definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
音節・強勢
defin - i - tion （3音節）
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
活用形
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
関連語
Forms
definitions
noun
Core family
Related words
redefine
verb B2
redefinition
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
definitive
adjective C1
definitively
adverb
表現
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
例文
- Just a minute, I’ll be right with you.
- Could you hold on for just a minute while I finish this?
up to the minute
1/ˈʌp tə ðə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Fully current and updated
Having the most recent and new information.
例文
- This website gives up-to-the-minute news updates.
- We keep our data up to the minute for accuracy.
at the last minute
1/ˈæt ðə lˈæst mˈɪnɪt/
idiom
Just before it is too late
Doing something just before it is too late or before it must be done.
例文
- She bought the ticket at the last minute.
- We booked our tickets at the last minute.
- He finished his homework at the last minute before class started.
- He changed his mind at the last minute and didn’t go.