megaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈmɛɡə/, /ˈmeɪɡə/
• 韻: -ɛɡə, -eɪɡə

形容詞

mega (not comparable)

1. (informal) Very large.
   • 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design, page 26:

     Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.

2. (slang) Great; excellent.
   • 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text, page 25:

     We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.

   • 2011, Anna Wilson, Pup Idol: Top of the Pups:

     It was totally mega. The audience clapped and cheered when Teasel had finally finished. So did I.

   • July 15, 2011, Liam Gallagher, quoted at the launch of the new Manchester City F.C. kit

     I've been a City fan since I was a kid, so to be involved with the launch of a new kit is colossal. Manchester City fans are known for having a lot of style and the new shirt looks mega.

関連する語

• mega-

副詞

mega (comparative more mega, superlative most mega)

1. (informal) Extremely.

   mega-fun

   mega rich

名詞

mega (plural megas)

1. (birdwatching, informal) A megararity (extremely rare bird for a certain region).
   • 2017 June, Australian Birdlife, Carlton, Victoria, page 76, column 2:

     And, speaking of relative banalities, the recurring Semipalmated Plover at the Broom Sewage Works may have inured us slightly to the status of the species as a rare vagrant, but it was an undeniable "mega" when one was discovered on Lord Howe Island on 23 March.

2. (mathematics) The Steinhaus-Moser number ②

等位語

アナグラム

• game, mage

語源

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), 古期英語 micel, 中期英語 muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.

発音

• enPR: mĕgʹə, IPA: /ˈmɛɡə/
• also IPA: /ˈmeɪɡə/

接頭辞

mega-

1. (originally) Very large, great.
2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (10).

   Alternative form: M- (symbol)

   Near-synonyms: million, M

3. (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
4. (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2 × 10 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
5. (slang, augmentative) Really, very, uber-, super-.
   • 2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, pages 93–94:

     What?! I'm not sure if I scream that out loud or if my inner voice bounces off the insides of my skull. Why is Archie once again meandering over to Team Nadine? Sounds like I'm not the only one who's mega-confused.

使用する際の注意点

• Because the meaning "2" is in conflict with the meaning "one million" used with SI units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed and promulgated as an international standard, with Mi as its symbol.

同意語

• (very large): megalo-, (before a vowel) megal-
• (before a vowel) meg-
• (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, arch-, over-, giga-, -zilla, grand

反意語

• micro-

派生語

関連する語

• mega (adjective)
• much
• almagest

アナグラム

• game, mage