sharper
より鋭い
解説 Definition
sharper は sharp（鋭い）の比較級で、「より鋭い」という意味です。刃物や角度、音、考えなどが以前や別のものより鋭いことを表します。
Sharper is the comparative form of sharp. It describes something that has a finer cutting edge, clearer detail, greater intensity, or more perceptive or forceful qualities than another thing or than it had before.
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原形 sharp「鋭い」に比較級の -er を付けた形で、sharp /ʃɑːrp/ に対し sharper /ˈʃɑːrpər/ のように発音します。than と組み合わせ、a sharper knife「よりよく切れる刃物」、a sharper image「より鮮明な画像」、a sharper answer「より鋭い答え」と、物理的・比喩的な比較を一緒に覚えます。
Build sharper directly from the one-syllable adjective sharp by adding the comparative ending -er. Sharp is pronounced /ʃɑːrp/ in many varieties of British English, while sharper adds a second syllable, approximately /ˈʃɑːrpər/. Look for an explicit comparison with than or an implied earlier state: a sharper knife cuts better, a sharper image has clearer detail, and a sharper answer shows greater precision or force. These physical and figurative uses share the core idea of a more distinct, effective edge.
例文
This knife is sharper than the old one.
このナイフは古いものより鋭いです。
The image became sharper after I adjusted the camera.
カメラを調整したら、画像がより鮮明になりました。
She gave a sharper answer than I expected.
彼女は私が思ったより鋭い答えを出しました。
sharper の類義語・関連語
sharper の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 scearp（鋭い・切れる）にゲルマン祖語 *skarpaz が起源。「切る」を意味する印欧語根 *(s)ker- に由来し、刃物の切れ味から知性の鋭さまで幅広く比喩的に使われる。比較級 -er を付けた形。関連語: sharp, shear。
Sharp comes from Old English scearp, meaning keen, cutting, or acute, and is related to Germanic forms reconstructed from Proto-Germanic skarpaz. Its deeper root is associated with cutting, which explains how the word developed from the literal edge of a blade to figurative senses involving intelligence, sound, images, and language. Sharper is the regular comparative form created by adding -er.
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