circumstantial

状況証拠の、間接的な

直接示すのでなく、関連する事実から出来事があったと推測させる。

やさしい英語で： Suggesting that something happened through related facts, rather than showing it directly.

• The evidence was circumstantial.
• The case relied entirely on circumstantial proof.
• A circumstantial link connected him to the stolen car.

類義語： indirect

反対語： direct

よく使う表現： circumstantial evidence, circumstantial proof, purely circumstantial

状況による、付随的な

物事の本質よりも、その場の事情や条件に関わる。

やさしい英語で： Connected with the particular situation, rather than with what is basic or essential.

• These differences are circumstantial.
• The delay had a circumstantial cause.
• We must separate essential problems from circumstantial factors.

類義語： incidental, situational

反対語： essential

よく使う表現： circumstantial factors, circumstantial differences, circumstantial cause

詳しい、詳細な

出来事や状況について細かな点をたくさん含んでいる。

やさしい英語で： Including many small details about an event or situation.

• She gave a circumstantial account of the journey.
• His circumstantial narrative included every meal and stopping place.
• The archive preserves a circumstantial description of the wedding.

類義語： detailed, thorough, minute

反対語： brief

よく使う表現： circumstantial account, circumstantial narrative, circumstantial description

儀式張った、仰々しい

盛大な儀式や人前での華やかな演出を伴う。

やさしい英語で： Marked by grand ceremonies and impressive public display.

• The king entered in a circumstantial procession.
• A circumstantial ceremony marked the opening of parliament.
• The wedding was a grand and circumstantial occasion.

類義語： ceremonial, pompous

よく使う表現： circumstantial ceremony, circumstantial procession

付随的な事柄

ある話題に関係するが、中心となる部分ほど重要ではない細かな事柄。

やさしい英語で： A small detail connected with a subject but less important than its main parts.

• He dismissed the date as a mere circumstantial.
• The writer focused on essentials rather than circumstantials.
• Even an unimportant circumstantial could distract the committee.

類義語： incidental, detail

反対語： essential

よく使う表現： mere circumstantial, unimportant circumstantial

状況補語、付加詞

いつ、どこで、どのように起こるかなどを補う、省略できる文の部分。

やさしい英語で： An optional sentence part that adds information such as when, where, or how something happens.

• This phrase functions as a circumstantial.
• The clause contains a circumstantial of time.
• You can remove the circumstantial without making the sentence incomplete.

類義語： adjunct, circumstant

よく使う表現： temporal circumstantial, locative circumstantial, circumstantial of manner