utter
gb/ˈʌtɚ/ us/ˈʌtɚ/
B2
英語
~ 2300
kimond, kiejt, teljes, merő
動詞
B2
1
用法パターン：
to utter [a word/sentence/sound]
She could barely utter a word after the shock.
A sokk után alig tudott egy szót is kimondani.
He uttered a loud cry when he saw the accident.
Hangosan felkiáltott, amikor meglátta a balesetet.
The witness refused to utter the suspect’s name.
The teacher uttered a warning about cheating.
They uttered a cheer when the team scored.
学習者向け例文
She did not utter a word.
Egy szót sem szólt.
He uttered my name quietly.
Halkan kimondta a nevemet.
The baby uttered a small cry.
She uttered a loud scream.
I will not utter his name.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'utter' with 'mutter'. 'Mutter' means to speak quietly and unclearly; 'utter' just means to say something aloud, not necessarily quietly.
意味
to say something aloud
コロケーション
utter a word
|utter a sound
|utter a cry
|utter a sentence
|utter a threat
類義語
say (More general and common; 'utter' is often more formal or specific.)
|
speak (General term for producing words; 'utter' can sound more deliberate.)
対義語
keep silent (Means to not speak at all, opposite of expressing something aloud.)
テーマ
communication
|speech
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
To say something out loud.
To express words or sounds with the voice.
B2
2
用法パターン：
utter [noun]
The meeting was an utter waste of time.
A megbeszélés teljes időpocsékolás volt.
Her performance was an utter disaster.
A szereplése teljes katasztrófa volt.
He stared at me in utter disbelief.
The room fell into utter silence.
It was an utter failure from start to finish.
学習者向け例文
It was an utter surprise.
Óriási meglepetés volt.
That is utter nonsense.
Ez merő badarság.
The plan was an utter failure.
We sat in utter silence.
He showed utter joy when he won.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes use 'utter' before verbs; it is used before nouns to emphasize them.
意味
complete or absolute
コロケーション
utter nonsense
|utter disaster
|utter failure
|utter silence
|utter joy
類義語
absolute (Similar meaning, but more common in formal contexts.)
|
total (Similar meaning but slightly less emphatic than 'utter' in some contexts.)
対義語
partial (Indicates something is incomplete, opposite of total or complete.)
テーマ
intensity
|evaluation
|core_vocabulary
定義
Complete; total; used to emphasize how strong something is.
Complete and total, without qualification or limitation.
文法
辞書形
utter
IPA
GB/ˈʌtɚ/
US/ˈʌtɚ/
音節・強勢
ut - ter （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (ut)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: utter
Verb
- Base: utter
- 3rd Person Singular: utters
- Present Participle: uttering
- Past: uttered
関連語
表現
utter failure
1/ˈʌtɚ fˈeɪljɚ/
fixed phrase
complete lack of success
A situation where nothing works or succeeds at all.
例文
- The plan turned out to be an utter failure.
- His first attempt was an utter failure.
utter nonsense
1/ˈʌtɚ nˈɑnsɛns/
fixed phrase
completely untrue or ridiculous idea
Something that is totally false or silly.
例文
- What you just said is utter nonsense.
- He dismissed the rumor as utter nonsense.
utter silence
1/ˈʌtɚ sˈaɪləns/
fixed phrase
complete absence of sound
A state where there is no sound at all.
例文
- There was utter silence after the announcement.
- The forest was in utter silence at night.