office
gb/ˈɔfɪs/ us/ˈɔfɪs/
A1
英語
~ 400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
Place where people work indoors
A room or rooms where people work for a company or group.
用法パターン：
[someone] works in an office
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'office' with 'company'. 'Office' is the physical place, while 'company' is the organization.
類義語
workplace (General term for any place where people work, not only indoors.)
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bureau (Used especially in government contexts; more formal.)
対義語
field (Refers to working outdoors rather than inside an office.)
コロケーション
open-plan office
|home office
|office building
|office space
|office worker
テーマ
business
|daily life
|work
|housing
例文
- She works in an office downtown.
- The new office has large windows and modern furniture.
- Please leave the documents on my office desk.
- Many companies now allow employees to have a home office.
- The office closes at 6 p.m. every day.
学習者向け例文
- I work in an office.
- My office is near the train station.
- He is at the office now.
- The office is small but bright.
名詞
B1
entity
2
Position of authority or duty
An important job or role in a group, especially in government.
用法パターン：
hold [an] office
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'office' here with the physical place; this sense refers to the role, not the location.
類義語
post (Neutral; often used for jobs or positions in organizations.)
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position (General term for a role or job.)
対義語
unemployment (State of not having a job or position.)
コロケーション
hold office
|seek office
|public office
|term of office
テーマ
politics
|business
|work
例文
- He was elected to the highest office in the land.
- She has held public office for over ten years.
- The mayor's term of office ends next year.
- He resigned from office after the scandal.
学習者向け例文
- She wants to win public office.
- He will leave office in June.
- He was in office for two years.
名詞
A2
entity
3
Department providing a service
A part of a company or government that does one type of work.
用法パターン：
[the] [type] office
類義語
department (More general term for a division within an organization.)
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agency (Often used for government bodies with specific functions.)
コロケーション
tourist office
|post office
|tax office
テーマ
business
|government
|politics
|work
例文
- You can get the forms from the tax office.
- The tourist office gives free maps to visitors.
- She works at the regional education office.
学習者向け例文
- I went to the post office.
- The tourist office is near the station.
- He called the tax office for help.
文法
辞書形
office
IPA
GB/ˈɔfɪs/
US/ˈɔfɪs/
音節・強勢
of - fice （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (of)
活用形
Noun
- Base: office
- Plural: office, offices
関連語
Forms
offices
noun
Related words
officially
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unofficial
adjective B2
unofficially
adverb
Advanced or less common
officiate
verb
表現
hold office
1/hˈoʊld ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Be in an official position
To have an important job in government or another group.
例文
- She will hold office until the end of her term.
- Several presidents have held this office before him.
in office
1/ˈɪn ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Currently holding a position of authority
To be doing your job as an elected leader or official now.
例文
- The president has been in office for two years.
- While she was in office, several reforms were made.
run for office
1/ɹˈʌn fɚ ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Try to get elected to a position
To try to get an important job by being chosen in an election.
例文
- He decided to run for office after years of community service.
- She decided to run for office after years of community service.
- He decided to run for office in the next election.
- She decided to run for office in the next election.
- She plans to run for office next year.
- Many young people are now running for office.
- He ran for office but lost in the final vote.
- She ran for office but lost by a small margin.
- He’s running for mayor this year.
- Many young people are encouraged to run for office.