表現 - 定義、意味、同義語

Expression - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT expression /ɛkˈsprɛʃɪn/ /ɛkˈsprɛʃən/ IPA guide Other forms: expressions The look on your face — sad, happy, bored, amused — is an expression . Your expression lets people know what you're feeling, unless you're good at hiding your emotions. Expression comes from a Latin word meaning “to press out” and it can still be used this way. If you make fresh orange juice, your juicer helps with the expression of the juice from the fruit. If someone uses art to express their feelings about the world, that's artistic self-expression: something felt inside has been brought out and shared. We also use expression for ways of saying something, like the expression "what's up?" Definitions of expression noun the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions “ expressions of good will” “he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas” synonyms: verbal expression , verbalism see more see less types: articulation , voice the act of expressing in coherent verbal form cold turkey a blunt expression of views congratulation , felicitation (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another type of: communicating , communication the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information noun expression without words “tears are an expression of grief” synonyms: manifestation , reflection , reflexion see more see less types: show 7 types... hide 7 types... lamentation , mourning the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief act a manifestation of insincerity blowup , ebullition , effusion , gush , outburst an unrestrained expression of emotion acting out a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult cry a fit of weeping explosion a sudden outburst flare a sudden outburst of emotion type of: demo , demonstration a visual presentation showing how something works noun the style of expressing yourself “his manner of expression showed how much he cared” synonyms: formulation see more see less types: show 12 types... hide 12 types... sentimentalism the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form honorific an expression of respect archaicism , archaism the use of an archaic expression boilerplate standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech idiom , parlance a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Americanism an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans Anglicism , Briticism , Britishism an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) choice of words , diction , phraseology , phrasing , verbiage , wording the manner in which something is expressed in words glop , mush , slop , treacle writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental mot juste the appropriate word or expression verbalisation , verbalization the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization type of: expressive style , style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations “pardon the expression ” synonyms: locution , saying see more see less types: show 31 types... hide 31 types... Beatitude one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed) logion a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels calque , calque formation , loan translation an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language advice and consent a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making ambiguity an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context euphemism an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh dysphemism an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one shucks an expression of disappointment or irritation tongue twister an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly anatomical , anatomical reference an expression that relates to anatomy southernism a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States catchword , motto , shibboleth , slogan a favorite saying of a sect or political group axiom , maxim a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits epigram , quip a witty saying adage , byword , proverb , saw a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people idiom , idiomatic expression , phrasal idiom , phrase , set phrase an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up agrapha sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels sumpsimus a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression bus , clunker , heap , jalopy a car that is old and unreliable loophole an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation amphibology , amphiboly an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes parisology the use of ambiguous words double entendre an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate catch phrase , catchphrase an expression that has become memorable through popular usage mantra a commonly repeated word or phrase battle cry , cry , rallying cry , war cry , watchword a slogan used to rally support for a cause aphorism , apophthegm , apothegm a short pithy instructive saying gnome a short pithy saying expressing a general truth moralism a moral maxim ruralism , rusticism a rural idiom or expression old man an informal term for your father type of: language , oral communication , speech , speech communication , spoken communication , spoken language , voice communication (language) communication by word of mouth noun the feelings expressed on a person's face “a sad expression ” synonyms: aspect , face , facial expression , look see more see less types: leer a suggestive or sneering look or grin light , spark , sparkle , twinkle merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance type of: countenance , visage the appearance conveyed by a person's face noun a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement synonyms: formula see more see less types: sentential function formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants primitive a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived exponential expression a mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power type of: mathematical statement a statement of a mathematical relation noun a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit synonyms: construction , grammatical construction see more see less types: show 17 types... hide 17 types... adjunct a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence complement a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction involution a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction phrase an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence predicator an expression that predicates independent clause , main clause a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence coordinate clause a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function dependent clause , subordinate clause a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone and that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb relative clause a clause introduced by a relative pronoun parenthetical , parenthetical expression an expression in parentheses nominal , nominal phrase , noun phrase a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb predicate , verb phrase one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements prepositional phrase a phrase beginning with a preposition pronominal , pronominal phrase a phrase that functions as a pronoun response a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister catch phrase , catchphrase an expression that has become memorable through popular usage type of: constituent , grammatical constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction noun (genetics) the process of expressing a gene see more see less type of: biological process , organic process a process occurring in living organisms noun the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing see more see less type of: squeeze , squeezing the act of gripping and pressing firmly Pronunciation US /ɛkˈsprɛʃɪn/ UK /ɛkˈsprɛʃən/ Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘expression' . 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