温室効果

• 読み: おんしつこうか
• ローマ字: onshitsukouka
• 漢字の分解: 温 (on) — warm; 室 (shitsu) — room; 効 (kou) — effect; 果 (ka) — result
• 発音: /oɴ.ɕi.t͡sɯ.koː.ka/

意味

Greenhouse effect. The warming of the Earth's atmosphere caused by gases that trap heat.

A noun frequently encountered in environmental science and news discussions about climate change. Often used in the compound 温室効果ガス (onshitsu kouka gasu, greenhouse gases). While the term itself is neutral and scientific, it almost always appears in the context of global warming and environmental policy. Can also function as an adjective with の (温室効果の).

例文

1. 温室効果ガスの排出を減らすことが急務だ。
2. 温室効果について授業で詳しく学んだ。
3. 二酸化炭素は温室効果を引き起こす主な原因である。

使い方ガイド

場面: environmental science, news, education

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

Compound of 温室 (onshitsu, greenhouse) + 効果 (kouka, effect). Calque from the English 'greenhouse effect,' adopted into Japanese scientific vocabulary.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated