second
A second is a basic unit of time that is equal to one-sixtieth of a minute. It is used to measure very short durations or to pinpoint a specific moment in time.
例文
3 / 5Wait a second, I forgot my wallet.
Wait for a very short time, I forgot my wallet.
The chemical reaction occurs in less than one second.
The chemical reaction happens in under one unit of time.
Give me a sec, I'm almost ready!
Give me a moment, I am nearly finished.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of the 'second hand' on a watch—it is the thin hand that moves the fastest, ticking every single second.
クイックテスト
There are sixty ______ in one minute.
正解!
正解は: seconds
例文
Wait a second, I forgot my wallet.
everydayWait for a very short time, I forgot my wallet.
The chemical reaction occurs in less than one second.
formalThe chemical reaction happens in under one unit of time.
Give me a sec, I'm almost ready!
informalGive me a moment, I am nearly finished.
The experiment measures the interval to the nearest thousandth of a second.
academicThe test measures time down to a very small fraction of a unit.
Please hold for a second while I check your account details.
businessPlease wait briefly while I look at your information.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
at the last second
at the final possible moment
second by second
happening gradually as time passes
hang on a second
wait for a moment
よく混同される語
The unit of time refers to duration, while the ordinal refers to the position after the first.
A minute is a longer unit of time consisting of sixty seconds.
使い方のコツ
In casual conversation, 'second' is often shortened to 'sec'. It is frequently used figuratively to mean any very short period of time, not exactly 1/60th of a minute.
よくある間違い
Learners sometimes forget that 'seconds' is plural when referring to more than one (e.g., 'five second' instead of 'five seconds').
覚え方のコツ
Think of the 'second hand' on a watch—it is the thin hand that moves the fastest, ticking every single second.
語源
Derived from the Medieval Latin 'secunda pars minuta', meaning the 'second diminished part' of an hour (the first being a minute).
文法パターン
文化的な背景
In many cultures, counting 'one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand' is a common way to estimate the passage of seconds manually.
クイックテスト
There are sixty ______ in one minute.
正解!
正解は: seconds
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