broken

壊れた、折れた

損傷して正常に働かない、または元の形が保たれていない。

やさしい英語で： Damaged or injured, so it no longer works properly or is no longer whole.

• The chair is broken.
• She fell and ended up with a broken arm.
• Can you fix this broken phone?

類義語： damaged, smashed, fractured

反対語： intact

よく使う表現： broken glass, broken leg, broken phone

割れた、砕けた

損傷して、いくつもの破片に分かれた。

やさしい英語で： Separated into pieces after being damaged.

• Broken glass covered the floor.
• She gathered the broken pieces of the bowl.
• We replaced several broken tiles in the kitchen.

類義語： shattered, fragmented, smashed

反対語： whole, intact

よく使う表現： broken pieces, broken tiles, broken pottery

強すぎる、バランスを壊すほど強い

ゲームで強すぎて、ほかのプレイヤーが公平に対抗できない。

やさしい英語で： So powerful in a game that other players cannot compete fairly against it.

• That weapon is broken.
• The new character feels broken because nobody can defeat her.
• Players want the broken ability weakened in the next update.

類義語： overpowered, unbalanced

よく使う表現： broken weapon, broken character, broken ability

裂けた、傷ついた

特に皮膚が裂けたり、傷で開いたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Split or torn open, especially when talking about skin.

• Do not put this cream on broken skin.
• Wash the broken skin gently with clean water.
• Bacteria can enter through areas of broken skin.

類義語： split, ruptured, torn

反対語： intact

よく使う表現： broken skin, broken surface, over broken skin