bruise

あざ、打撲傷

打撃や圧迫によって皮膚の下にできる暗い色の跡。

やさしい英語で： A dark mark under your skin caused by a hit or pressure.

• I have a bruise on my knee.
• Her bruises faded after a week.
• Where did you get that large bruise?

使い方： a bruise on something (He has a bruise on his arm.)

類義語： contusion

よく使う表現： a painful bruise, bruise on something, a purple bruise

あざを作る、打撲する

打撃や圧迫で皮膚の下に暗い色の跡を作る、または跡ができる。

やさしい英語で： To cause, or develop, a dark mark under the skin after a hit or pressure.

• I bruise easily.
• She bruised her knee when she fell.
• The tight strap had bruised his shoulder.

類義語： contuse

よく使う表現： bruise easily, bruise your knee, bruise someone's arm

傷む、傷がつく

果物や野菜が圧迫や衝撃で傷み、黒ずんだり柔らかくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To develop dark or soft patches when fruit or vegetables are pressed, hit, or handled roughly.

• Ripe peaches bruise easily.
• The apples bruised when they fell from the tree.
• These pears will bruise if you pack them too tightly.

よく使う表現： bruise easily, bruise during transport, bruise when dropped

傷つける

人の気持ちを傷つけ、自信や誇りを損なう。

やさしい英語で： To hurt someone's feelings or make them feel less confident or proud.

• His comment bruised her pride.
• The rejection bruised my confidence for a while.
• Try to correct him without bruising his ego.

類義語： hurt, wound

よく使う表現： bruise someone's ego, bruise someone's pride, bruise someone's feelings