competitive

負けず嫌いな、競争心の強い

勝つことや他の人より良い成績を出すことを強く望む。

やさしい英語で： Wanting very strongly to win or do better than other people.

• My brother is very competitive.
• She becomes competitive even during simple board games.
• Were you always this competitive at school?

反対語： uncompetitive

よく使う表現： competitive person, competitive streak, competitive nature

競争の激しい、競技の

人や企業が互いに競い、相手より成功しようとする。

やさしい英語で： Involving people or businesses trying to succeed against others.

• Teaching jobs are highly competitive here.
• She gave up competitive sport last year.
• The company operates in a very competitive market.

反対語： noncompetitive

よく使う表現： competitive market, competitive sport, competitive industry, competitive environment

競争力のある

品質の良さや価格の低さで他に対抗でき、成功の見込みがある。

やさしい英語で： Good or low enough to compare well with others and have a chance of success.

• We offer competitive prices.
• The team remained competitive despite several injuries.
• Better tools will help our business stay competitive.

使い方： competitive with someone/something (Our prices are competitive with those of larger shops.)

反対語： uncompetitive

よく使う表現： competitive price, competitive rates, competitive salary, remain competitive

競合的な

細胞や分子の同じ場所に結合しようと競い、別の物質の作用を弱める。

やさしい英語で： Reducing another substance’s effect by trying to attach to the same place in a cell or molecule.

• This drug is a competitive antagonist.
• Competitive inhibition slows the enzyme reaction.
• The study compared competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors.

反対語： noncompetitive

よく使う表現： competitive inhibition, competitive inhibitor, competitive antagonist