compactの意味・使い方・発音

compact

英 [kəm'pækt] 美 ['kɑmpækt]

compact Pocket.

com-、強調する。-コンパクトにする、固定する、留める。

compact: compact: There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed from com- ‘together’ and pangere ‘fasten’. The noun use ‘small case for face powder’ is 20th-century and based on the notion of firmly compacted powder. Compact ‘agreement’ [16] comes from Latin compactum, a noun based on the past participle of the verb compacīscī ‘come to an agreement’. The unprefixed form pacīscī, a relative of Latin pax ‘peace’, gave English pact [15].
=> pact, peace
compact (adj.): late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.
compact (n.1): "agreement," 1590s, from Latin compactum "agreement," noun use of neuter past participle of compacisci "come to agreement," from com- "together" (see com-) + pacisci "to covenant, contract" (see pact).
compact (v.): early 15c., from Latin compactus, past participle of compingere "to fasten together" (see compact (adj.)). Related: Compacted; compacting.
compact (n.2): "make-up case," 1921, from compact (adj.), based on its containing compacted face powder.

1. He looked physically very powerful,athletic in a compact way.: 彼はとても丈夫で、しっかりした選手のように見えます。

2. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.: レーザーレコードは録音の音質を大幅に向上させた。

3.Photos taken by compact cameras are often dark because they 're slightly underexposed.: コンパクトカメラで撮った写真は、軽い露出不足があるため暗いことが多い。

4.The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains.: この光ディスク自動洗浄機は、バッテリまたは電源の2つの方法で駆動できます。