association
gb/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ us/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
B1
英語
~ 800
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
An organized group of people
A group of people who work together for the same goal or interest.
用法パターン：
[someone] joins [an association]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'association' with 'company'; however, an association is usually non-profit and focused on shared interests rather than commercial profit.
類義語
organization (More general; can refer to any structured group, not necessarily with members sharing a specific interest.)
|
society (Often used for cultural, academic, or charitable associations.)
対義語
individual (Refers to a single person acting alone, the opposite of a group.)
コロケーション
professional association
|trade association
|members of the association
|join the association
テーマ
organizations
|business
|community
|relationships
|work
|core_vocabulary
例文
- She joined a local writers' association to meet other authors.
- The association held its annual conference in New York.
- Membership in the association provides many networking opportunities.
- The teachers' association is negotiating for better pay.
- He is the president of the neighborhood association.
学習者向け例文
- I am part of a sports association.
- The music association meets every month.
- She works for a student association.
- Our city has a cultural association.
名詞
B2
relation
2
A link between ideas or things
A thought or image that comes to mind when you think about something else.
用法パターン：
[someone] makes an association between [something] and [something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'association' (a mental link) with 'memory'; an association is not always a remembered event but can be an abstract connection.
類義語
connection (A general term for a link; can be physical or abstract.)
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link (Often used interchangeably but may sound less formal in some contexts.)
対義語
disconnection (Refers to the absence of a link or relationship.)
コロケーション
strong association
|immediate association
|direct association
|make an association
テーマ
psychology
|thinking
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例文
- For many people, the smell of cinnamon has a strong association with Christmas.
- I have fond associations with my childhood home.
- Her name has an unfortunate association with scandal.
- The study found a clear association between exercise and improved mood.
学習者向け例文
- This song has a happy association for me.
- I have a strong association between summer and ice cream.
- The smell has an association with my grandmother's house.
名詞
technical
C1
relation
3
Statistical relationship between variables
When two or more things happen together in a way that can be measured, often in studies or research.
用法パターン：
an association between [variable] and [variable]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'association' with 'cause'; in statistics, an association does not prove that one thing causes another.
類義語
correlation (Commonly used synonym in statistics; may imply different strengths and types of relationships.)
対義語
independence (In statistics, refers to no relationship between variables.)
コロケーション
positive association
|negative association
|statistical association
|significant association
テーマ
science
|statistics
|technology
例文
- The researchers found an association between smoking and lung disease.
- There is a negative association between stress levels and sleep quality.
- No significant association was observed in the control group.
学習者向け例文
- The study shows an association between eating fruit and good health.
- There is an association between age and income in this data.
文法
辞書形
association
IPA
GB/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
US/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
音節・強勢
as - so - ci - ation （4音節）
Stress on 4th syllable (ation)
活用形
Noun
- Base: association
- Plural: association, associations
関連語
Forms
associations
noun
Core family
associate
verb B1
Related words
associative
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
disassociate
verb
disassociation
noun
Advanced or less common
dissociate
verb
dissociation
noun
表現
by association
1/bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Because of a connection to something else
Because you are connected to something or someone else in some way.
例文
- He wasn't directly involved, but he was punished by association.
- Her reputation suffered by association with the corrupt official.
guilt by association
1/ɡˈɪlt bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
idiom
Unfair blame due to connection
When someone is blamed because they know or are connected to someone who did something wrong.
例文
- He argued that he was a victim of guilt by association.
- The article warns against guilt by association in politics.
guilt by association
2/ɡˈɪlt bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
idiom
Blame due to someone's connections
When people think you did something wrong just because you know someone who did it.
例文
- He was accused through guilt by association, even though he wasn't involved.
- Guilt by association is not fair in a court of law.