blessing

恵み、ありがたいもの

生活をよくしてくれる、感謝したくなるよいものや役立つもの。

やさしい英語で： Something good or helpful that makes your life better and that you feel grateful for.

• The rain was a blessing.
• Having friends nearby has been a real blessing.
• Losing that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

類義語： benefit, gift

反対語： curse

よく使う表現： a real blessing, blessing in disguise, count every blessing

承認、賛同

計画や行動に対して誰かが認めたり支持したりすること。

やさしい英語で： Someone’s approval or support for a plan or action.

• You have my blessing.
• They married with their families’ blessing.
• The manager gave her blessing to the new project.

使い方： someone’s blessing to do something (They gave us their blessing to marry.); with someone’s blessing (She started the business with her parents’ blessing.)

類義語： approval, consent, support

反対語： disapproval

よく使う表現： give a blessing, with someone’s blessing, blessing for something

祝福、加護

神からの助けや守り、またはそれを願う言葉。

やさしい英語で： Help or protection from God, or words asking God to give it.

• The priest gave a blessing.
• They prayed for God’s blessing on their journey.
• She whispered a blessing over the sleeping child.

使い方： blessing on someone/something (The priest asked for a blessing on the family.)

類義語： benediction

反対語： curse

よく使う表現： God’s blessing, give a blessing, ask a blessing, divine blessing

幸運

運がよいことや、物事がうれしい方向に進むこと。

やさしい英語で： Good luck or a happy turn of events.

• Good fortune was a rare blessing.
• They wished him every blessing for the coming year.
• May this new year bring blessings to your family.

類義語： good fortune, good luck

反対語： misfortune

よく使う表現： blessing of luck, wish a blessing, blessing of fortune