flybyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Deverbal from fly by.

発音

• IPA: /ˈflaɪˌbaɪ/
• 韻: -aɪbaɪ

名詞

flyby (plural flybys)

1. A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.

   The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Maisuth, Ondeste System:

     Farthest from the dim red dwarf Ondeste, the ice dwarf Maisuth has attracted no interest beyond a cursory flyby by automated probe in 1874. No significant resources were noted.

2. (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.

   Synonyms: (UK) flypast, (US) flyover

   • 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Air Boss Johnson:

     Two of your snot-nose jockeys did a fly-by on my tower at over 400 knots!

3. (figurative) A brief visit.
4. (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
5. (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.

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参考

• fly-through

動詞

fly by (third-person singular simple present flies by, present participle flying by, simple past flew by, past participle flown by)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly,‎ by.
2. (idiomatic) To pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction

   Synonyms: go by, pass by; see also Thesaurus:pass by

   I like to sit and watch the world fly by.

   The rest of the day flew by quickly.