punctiliarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Formed as punctili(o) +‎ -ar, initially as an alternative translation (instead of punctual) for the German punktuell.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌŋkˈtɪlɪə/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌpəŋkˈtɪliɚ/

形容詞

punctiliar (comparative more punctiliar, superlative most punctiliar)

1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to an unextended point of time:
   1. (of an action) Occurring at a definite and particular point in time.
   2. (of verbal aspect または tense) Relating to a punctiliar action or event.

同意語

• (grammar: of または pertaining to an unextended point of time [+ subsenses]): punctual

反意語

• (grammar: of または pertaining to an unextended point of time [+ subsenses]): durative

参照

• OED (2nd ed., 1989), “punctiliar, a.”
• OED (3rd ed., September 2007), “punctiliar, adj.”

名詞

punctiliar (複数形 punctiliars)

1. (grammar) A verb denoting a punctiliar action or activity.
   • 1943, Richard C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Matthew’s Gospel 1–14, Augsburg Fortress (2008), →ISBN, page 289:

     First two duratives to express our practice of judging and measuring, then two punctiliars (aorists) to state God’s reciprocations.

   • 1996, University of Maryland Working Papers in Linguistics: UMD WPL IV–VI, page 122:

     Many researchers observe similar generalizations: that children seem unwilling to mark activity verbs like walk or unbounded punctiliars like jump with an -ed ending, even though this is a tense marker in the adult language that applies to all types of events.

同意語

• (grammar: verb denoting a punctiliar action): punctual

反意語

• (grammar: verb denoting a punctiliar action): durative