meta

メタな、自己言及的な

自分自身に触れる、または物事の仕組みや規則そのものを扱う。

やさしい英語で： Referring to itself, or dealing with the rules or structure behind something.

• That joke is very meta.
• The film's meta scenes show actors discussing the film itself.
• Her essay offers a meta analysis of how critics write.

類義語： self-referential

よく使う表現： meta joke, meta commentary, very meta

環境トップの、メタの

対戦ゲームで、現在特に強く、多くのプレイヤーに使われている。

やさしい英語で： Especially effective and widely used by players in competitive games at the present time.

• This weapon is currently meta.
• Most ranked players choose meta characters.
• That build stopped being meta after the latest update.

よく使う表現： meta character, meta weapon, meta build

定番のやり方、事実上の標準

正式な規則ではないが、ある集団で広く使われている方法。

やさしい英語で： A way of doing something that a community widely uses, although it is not an official rule.

• Short videos are the current meta.
• Creators follow the meta to attract more viewers.
• The community's meta changed when longer posts became popular.

類義語： accepted practice, unofficial standard

よく使う表現： current meta, follow the meta, change the meta

境界標、境界石

土地の境界を示すために置かれた石などの物。

やさしい英語で： A stone or other object placed to show the edge of a piece of land.

• A stone meta marked the boundary.
• The inscription on the meta identified the landowner.
• Archaeologists found a meta beside the ancient field.

類義語： boundary marker, boundary stone

よく使う表現： stone meta, ancient meta, boundary meta