成句・複合語：
|
| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | ～の機能を果たす、～の働きをする、～を務める、～の役割を果たす、～をする、～の代わりになる 動詞句
HHiragana～のきのうをはたす、～のはたらきをする、～をつとめる、～のやくわりをはたす、～をする、～のかわりになる |
| | When they first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. The man's trousers were held up by a bit of rope that was acting as a belt. |
| | 彼らが最初に出会ったとき、その引き合わせ役をしたのは彼女の姉だった。その男のズボンは、ベルトの代わりになる縄で締められていた。 |
address [sb],
address [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a title) | 〜を〜と呼ぶ 動詞句
HHiragana〜を〜とよぶ |
| | "Your Holiness" is the correct way to address the Pope. |
| | ローマ法王は「聖下」と呼ぶのが正式です。 |
| also known as adj | (having as an alternative name) | またの名を～、別名～、～としても知られる
HHiraganaまたのなを～、べつめい～、～としてもしられる |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| appear as though v expr | (seem) | ～のように見える、～のようだ
HHiragana～のようにみえる、～のようだ |
| | It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis. |
| appoint [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (give a role, job) | …を…に任命する 助、助+他動
HHiragana…を…ににんめいする |
| | The board of directors appointed Mark as head of the party-planning committee. |
| as … as all get out adj | (extremely) | 極端な、ものすごい 形
HHiraganaきょくたんな、ものすごい |
| | What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| as a bonus adv | informal (in addition) | おまけに、ボーナスとして 副
HHiraganaおまけに、ぼーなすとして |
| | We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | 子供の頃（に）、幼少時代に 連用句
HHiraganaこどものころ（に）、ようしょうじだいに |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| as a consequence adv | (so, therefore) | 結果として 副
HHiraganaけっかとして |
| | The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a friend adv | (preface to giving advice) | 友達として 副
HHiraganaともだちとして |
| | You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | 冗談として、冗談のつもりで 副
HHiraganaじょうだんとして、じょうだんのつもりで |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | 実は 副
HHiraganaじつは |
| | | 実際 名
HHiraganaじっさい |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| | あなたのお兄さん（or: 弟）を無視してなんていない。実際、今夜の夕飯に招待したよ。 |
| as a matter of principle expr | (on moral grounds) | 道徳に基づき 表現
HHiraganaどうとくにもとづき |
| as a replacement for adv | (as a substitute for) | ～の代替として 副
HHiragana～のだいたいとして |
| | Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | その結果、その結果として、あげくの果てに
HHiraganaそのけっか、そのけっかとして、あげくのはてに |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| | その少女は水たまりで跳ね続けたので、新しい靴が台無しになってしまった。 |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | ～のために、～によって、～の結果として
HHiragana～のために、～によって、～のけっかとして |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| | 君は反抗的なので、その結果としてご両親は君に罰を与えたのだ。 |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | 概して、原則として、一般に 副
HHiraganaがいして、げんそくとして、いっぱんに |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for expr | (to replace, instead of) | ～の代わりに、～の代替として 副
HHiragana～のかわりに、～のだいたいとして |
| | She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| as a whole adv | (all considered together) | 全体として、全体的に
HHiraganaぜんたいとして、ぜんたいてきに |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| | 何人かの生徒は改善の余地があるけれど、全体的にはとてもいいクラスです。 |
| as agreed adv | (in the way decided) | 合意通りに 連用句
HHiraganaごういどおりに |
| as agreed with [sb] expr | (in the way decided with [sb]) (人) | ～との合意により 動詞句
HHiragana～とのごういにより |
| as always adv | (as usual) | いつものように 副
HHiraganaいつものように |
| | As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
| as an alternative to [sth] prep | (instead of) | ～の代用に、～の代わりに 連用句
HHiragana～のだいように、～のかわりに |
| | Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| as at prep | UK (at a particular time) | ～時点で
HHiragana～じてんで |
| 注釈: Used in finance and accounting. |
| as best you can adv | (to the best of your ability) | できる限り 副
HHiraganaできるかぎり |
| | Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| as compared with [sb/sth] expr | (in comparison to) (人・物) | ～と比べると、～と比べて、～と比較すると
HHiragana～とくらべると、～とくらべて、～とひかくすると |
| | As compared with American English, British English seems more formal. |
| | アメリカ英語に比べると、イギリス英語は格式張っているように見える。 |
| as desired adv | (however and whenever one wishes) | お好みにより、お好み次第で
HHiraganaおこのみにより、おこのみしだいで |
| | | 要望通り 副
HHiraganaようぼうどおり |
| | The potatoes may be peeled or left unpeeled, as desired. |
| | The light can be turned on or off as desired. |
| as detailed below adv | (in the way described further on) | 下記の詳細通り
HHiraganaかきのしょうさいどおり |
| | Construction of your model airplane should be carried out as detailed below. |
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | いつものように、従来通り、相変わらず、いつものごとく 副
HHiraganaいつものように、じゅうらいどおり、あいかわらず、いつものごとく |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. The bus was late, as ever! |
| | いつものごとく、彼が何を言っているのかちっとも分からなかった。またしてもバスが遅れた！ |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | いつものように、従来通り、相変わらず、いつものごとく 副
HHiraganaいつものように、じゅうらいどおり、あいかわらず、いつものごとく |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| as expected adv | (as was anticipated) | 予想通り、案の定 副
HHiraganaよそうどおり、あんのじょう |
| | As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far afield as expr | (as distant as) (距離) | ～ほど遠く
HHiragana～ほどとおく |
| | The conference attracted people from countries as far afield as Japan and South Africa. |
| as far afield as expr | (as unlike the subject as) (問題・意見など) | ～ほどかけ離れて
HHiragana～ほどかけはなれて |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) (距離) | ～まで、～と同じ距離まで
HHiragana～まで、～とおなじきょりまで |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| as far as prep | (all the way to) | はるばる、わざわざ 副
HHiraganaはるばる、わざわざ |
| | I walked as far as the corner shop before realising I'd forgotten my purse. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | 私としては、私の意見では、私の考えでは 表
HHiraganaわたしとしては、わたしのいけんでは、わたしのかんがえでは |
| 注釈: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | 私に関する限りでは 表
HHiraganaわたしにかんするかぎりでは |
| 注釈: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | 私の知る限りでは
HHiraganaわたしのしるかぎりでは |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | 私の知る限りでは、銀行はローンを承認した。上司はオフィスにいると思うよ。 |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | できる限り、できるだけ 副
HHiraganaできるかぎり、できるだけ |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | ～ほど昔
HHiragana～ほどむかし |
| | As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) (時間) | ～までさかのぼって
HHiragana～までさかのぼって |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| as follows adv | (in the following way) | 次の通り、以下の通り、下記の通り
HHiraganaつぎのとおり、いかのとおり、かきのとおり |
| | The instructions are as follows: 'Remove lid, drink coffee'. |
| | やり方は次の通り：ふたを開けてコーヒーを飲む。 |
| as for prep | (with regard to) | ～に関しては
HHiragana～にかんしては |
| | As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | 私はと言うと、私の場合
HHiraganaわたしはというと、わたしのばあい |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| | 主人は仕事に行くところ。私はと言うと、家で赤ちゃんの世話をします。 |
| as from prep | (starting on) (日付・時刻) | ～より、～から 助
HHiragana～より、～から |
| | You'll need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| | あなたは明日から10分早く到着しなければならない。 |
| as f*** adv | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (extremely) (俗語) | メチャ、すげー 副
HHiraganaめちゃ、すげー |
| | That guy over there is as cool as f***! |
| as good as expr | (of equal quality to) | ～と同様で、～と同じぐらい
HHiragana～とどうようで、～とおなじぐらい |
| | He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| as good as expr | (nearly; virtually) | ～同然で、ほぼ～ぐらい
HHiragana～どうぜんで、ほぼ～ぐらい |
| | I've worked all night on the picture and it's as good as finished. |
| | 徹夜で絵の作成をしたので、ほぼ完成に近い。 |
| as good as new expr | (successfully repaired or restored) | 新品同様な 形
HHiraganaしんぴんどうような |
| | John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| as good as they come expr | (the best available) | 最高に良い 形
HHiraganaさいこうによい |
| as I see it adv | (in my opinion) | 私が見る限り、私の考えでは
HHiraganaわたしがみるかぎり、わたしのかんがえでは |
| as I was saying adv | (to resume after interruption) (中断した後) | 話を続けると
HHiraganaはなしをつづけると |
| | As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
| as if conj | (as though) | ～のように、まるで～かのごとく 助動
HHiragana～のように、まるで～かのごとく |
| | He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| | 彼は何か言いたそうに見えた。 |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (懐疑的) | まさか
HHiraganaまさか |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| | あなたが掃除を手伝うって？まさか！ |
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | ～と言いたいかのように
HHiragana～といいたいかのように |
| | He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as is adv | (in its current state) | 今のまま、現状通り
HHiraganaいまのまま、げんじょうどおり |
| | The TV is sold 'as is', there is no implicit nor explicit warranty. |
| | そのテレビは「現状通り」で販売され、保証は一切ありません。 |
| as it emerges adv | (as has transpired) | 明らかになると
HHiraganaあきらかになると |
| | The truth, as it emerges, is far more complex than anyone could possibly have imagined. |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | ところが実際には 副
HHiraganaところがじっさいには |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | あるがままに、そのままに 副
HHiraganaあるがままに、そのままに |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| | 今ある車そのままで間に合わせなければならない。 |
| as it ought to be adj | (correct, proper) | あるべき状態で、正しく、適切な
HHiraganaあるべきじょうたいで、ただしく、てきせつな |
| | She completed her inspection and found that everything was as it ought to be. |
| | 彼女は調査を終え、すべてが適切であることを確認した。 |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) | あるべき、理想的な
HHiraganaあるべき、りそうてきな |
| | Her speech gave us a vision of the world as it ought to be. |
| | 彼女の演説により、我々は世界のあるべき姿を目にした。 |
| as it should be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | あるべきとおりに、あるべき姿で 連用句
HHiraganaあるべきとおりに、あるべきすがたで |
| | | ～に決まっている、～して当然 表
HHiragana～にきまっている、～してとうぜん |
| as it should be adj | (in a desirable state) | ～すべきで、～であるべき
HHiragana～すべきで、～であるべき |
| | We felt that the hotel was not as good as it should be for the high price. |
| as it turns out adv | (as has transpired) | 何と 副
HHiraganaなんと |
| | (比喩) | ふたを開けてみると
HHiraganaふたをあけてみると |
| | | 結果的に 副
HHiraganaけっかてきに |
| | The candidate I offered the job to is, as it turns out, my boss's cousin! |
| as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | 言わば 副
HHiraganaいわば |
| as little as expr | (a quantity as small as) | たった、わずか 連体
HHiraganaたった、わずか |
| | As little as 2 grammes of it is enough to kill you. |
| | わずか2グラムで死んでしまうよ。 |
as long as,
so long as expr | (providing that) | ～する限りは、～する以上
HHiragana～するかぎりは、～するいじょう |
| | I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around. |
| | お日様が毎日昇る限り、私は幸せです。 |
as long as,
so long as expr | (while) (期間) | ～の間は、～の限りは
HHiragana～のあいだは、～のかぎりは |
| | As long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules, young lady! |
| | この家に住む限りは私の規則に従うことよ！ |
| as long as expr | (equal in length to) (距離、長さ) | ～ぐらい長い、～と同じぐらい長い
HHiragana～ぐらいながい、～とおなじぐらいながい |
| | My garden is as long as a football pitch. |
| | 私の庭はサッカーフィールドぐらいの距離がある。 |
| as long as your arm expr | figurative, informal (very long) | とても長い 形
HHiraganaとてもながい |
| as luck would have it adv | idiom (fortunately) | 幸運も、運よく 副
HHiraganaこううんも、うんよく |
| | As luck would have it, the bus was late too, so I managed to catch it after all. |
| as luck would have it adv | idiom, ironic (unfortunately) | 不幸にも、残念なことに 連用句
HHiraganaふこうにも、ざんねんなことに |
| | As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly out on holiday. |
| as many ... as adv | (the same number as) | ～と同数の 連体句
HHiragana～とどうすうの |
| | The Lakers had as many all-stars as the Bulls but still lost the game by 20 points. |
| as many as adv | (up to, a possible total of) | ～もの 助
HHiragana～もの |
| | On a good day, I have seen as many as 80 species of birds. |
| as mentioned adv | (as is referred to) | 指摘された通り、話に出された通り
HHiraganaしてきされたとおり、はなしにだされたとおり |
| as much expr | (the same thing) | 同じように、同じく
HHiraganaおなじように、おなじく |
| | So, you're pregnant. I thought as much. |
| | 妊娠したの？そうだと思った。 |
| as much expr | (an equal amount) | 同じくらい 副
HHiraganaおなじくらい |
| | Joe was praised for his work on the project, but I did just as much. |
| as much as [sb/sth] expr | (the same amount as) (量) | ～ほどたくさん、～と同じぐらい
HHiragana～ほどたくさん、～とおなじぐらい |
| | Nobody can eat as much as my brother! |
| | 私の兄（or: 弟）ほどたくさん食べれる人はいない！ |
| as much [sth] as [sb/sth] expr | (an equal amount of) | 同じだけ、同じくらい 副
HHiraganaおなじだけ、おなじくらい |
| | I can't eat as much cheese as my sister. |
| as much as expr | (equally) | ～と同じだけ、～と同じく、～と等しく
HHiragana～とおなじだけ、～とおなじく、～とひとしく |
| | I love you as much as I love your sister. |
| | あなたの妹（or: 姉）を愛するのと同じだけあなたを愛してるわよ。 |
| as much [sth] as expr | (with clause: the same amount as) | ～と同じだけ、～と同じくらい 副
HHiragana～とおなじだけ、～とおなじくらい |
| | I would love to earn as much money as you do. |
| as much as expr | (with clause: even though) | ～だけれど、～ではあるが 表現
HHiragana～だけれど、～ではあるが |
| | As much as I love Mel Gibson, this movie is just too violent for me. |
| | メル・ギブソンは好きだけど、この映画はあまりにも残虐すぎる。 |
| as much as possible adv | (to the greatest feasible extent) (程度など) | なるべく、できるだけ、極力 副
HHiraganaなるべく、できるだけ、きょくりょく |
| | I try to exercise as much as possible. |
| as much as possible adv | (the greatest feasible amount) (数量) | できるだけ多く、なるべく多く 副
HHiraganaできるだけおおく、なるべくおおく |
| | I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| as necessary adv | (according to what is needed) | 必要に応じて、必要なだけ 副
HHiraganaひつようにおうじて、ひつようなだけ |
| | Apply the ointment to the wound as necessary. |
| as needed adv | (according to what is necessary) | 必要に応じて、随時 副
HHiraganaひつようにおうじて、ずいじ |
| | Take the pain medication as needed. |
| as of prep | (starting from) | ～以降は
HHiragana |
| | As of Monday, the office will be closed. |
| as of prep | (on that day or date) | ～の時点で、～現在で 連用句
HHiragana |
| | As of Saturday, there were three bars of chocolate in that cupboard; now there's only one. |
| | As of 1 May last year, the number of complaints received was 25. |
| as of late adv | (recently, lately) | 近頃、最近、このごろ 名
HHiraganaちかごろ、さいきん、このごろ |
| | She has been acting unusually as of late. She hasn't eaten for four days nor slept for two nights. |
| as of now adv | (from this moment onwards) | 今後、これから 副
HHiraganaこんご、これから |
| | As of now, you are no longer welcome in my house. |
| | 今後、我が家に来ないでください。 |
| as of now adv | (at this moment) | 今のところ、今現在で、現段階では 副
HHiraganaいまのところ、いまげんざいで、げんだんかいでは |
| | As of now, we have collected nearly 80% of the funds we need to complete the project. |
| | 今現在で、このプロジェクトにかかる費用のおよそ80％が集まった。 |
| as of today expr | (presently) | 今日現在で（は）、今日の時点で（は） 表
HHiraganaきょうげんざいで（は）、きょうのじてんで（は） |
| | As of today, the company's sales are strong. |
| as often as not adv | (in about half of all instances) | しばしば 副
HHiraganaしばしば |
| | I don't know if he will be here today. He shows up as often as not. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | いつでも、何度でも、好きなだけ
HHiraganaいつでも、なんどでも、すきなだけ |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
| | いつでも会いに来て。 |
| as often as you wish adv | (whenever you want) | あなたが望むだけ頻繁に 副
HHiraganaあなたがのぞむだけひんぱんに |
| | Feel free to stop by my office as often as you wish. |
| as one adv | (together, in unison) | 一体となって、一斉に 副
HHiraganaいったいとなって、いっせいに |
| | The bride and groom stepped out of the church as one. |
| as one adv | (in agreement) | 全員一致で 副
HHiraganaぜんいんいっちで |
| | The committee members agreed as one to approve the plan. |
| as opposed to conj | (in contrast to) | ～ではなく 形
HHiragana～ではなく |
| | I prefer old houses as opposed to new ones. |
| as ordered adv | (according to an order placed) | 注文したとおりに 副
HHiraganaちゅうもんしたとおりに |
| | The waiter brought the customers their meal as ordered. |
| as ordered adv | (according to an instruction given) | 注文されたとおりに 副
HHiraganaちゅうもんされたとおりに |
| | You will show up in full uniform at 5 in the morning, as ordered. |