piece — a portion or part of something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a portion or part of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /piːs/
Korean meaning: 조각, 부분
Korean pronunciation: 피스 (강세: 피스)
Example Sentences
- My mom's homemade puzzle has 1,000 pieces and my patience has only 10 pieces left.
- I need to write a piece about environmental protection for the school newspaper.
- He gave me a piece of his mind when I broke his favorite mug.
piece
NOUN//piːs//
a portion or part of something
💡 Concept
a portion or part of something
🎵 Rhyme
One piece brings peace, all conflicts cease.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/piːs/
🇬🇧 UK/piːs/
🌳Etymology
Rootpiece
Origin
고대 프랑스어 'piece'에서 유래했으며, 라틴어 'pecia'(작은 부분)에서 발전했습니다. 중세 시대 상인들이 천을 자를 때 '한 조각'을 의미하며 사용되기 시작했어요.
🎵Rhyme
peaceceaseleaseincrease
peace
cease
lease
increase
🔗Collocations
piece of cake
piece of advice
piece together
masterpiece
piece of mind
chess piece
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom's homemade puzzle has 1,000 pieces and my patience has only 10 pieces left.”
“I need to write a piece about environmental protection for the school newspaper.”
“He gave me a piece of his mind when I broke his favorite mug.”
“The detective tried to piece together the evidence from the crime scene.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
partportionfragmentsectionsegment
Antonyms
wholeentiretytotal
Related
peacepuzzlearticleworkcomponent
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