damn

呪う

人や物への怒り、または気にかけない気持ちを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used to show anger at someone or something, or that you do not care about it.

• Damn this broken phone!
• Damn you for leaving me here!
• He decided to go ahead and damn the consequences.

類義語： curse

よく使う表現： damn you, damn it, damn the consequences

驚く

「I’ll be damned」で、強い驚きを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used in “I’ll be damned” to express strong surprise.

• Well, I’ll be damned! You won!
• I’ll be damned; the old clock still works.
• Well, I’m damned! I never expected to see you here.

使い方： I’ll be damned (Well, I’ll be damned! That’s my old schoolfriend.)

よく使う表現： well damn me, damn me now

地獄に落とす

罰として、死後に地獄で苦しむようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone suffer in hell after death as punishment.

• They feared that their sins would damn them.
• The preacher warned that greed could damn a soul.
• She believed the wicked would be damned to hell.

使い方： damn someone to hell (He believed his actions would damn him to hell.)

類義語： condemn

反対語： save

よく使う表現： damn someone’s soul, damn someone forever, damn to hell

糾弾する、非難する

人や物事を厳しく批判し、または非難に値することを示す。

やさしい英語で： To judge someone or something very harshly, or show that they deserve blame.

• The report damned the company’s safety record.
• Critics damned the play as dull and confused.
• His own words damned him in the eyes of voters.

使い方： damn something as something (The reviewer damned the film as a waste of time.)

類義語： condemn, denounce

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： damn someone’s conduct, damn with praise, damn a proposal

断固として拒む

「I’ll be damned if」で、断固たる拒否や実現への強い疑いを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used in “I’ll be damned if” to firmly refuse something or strongly doubt that it will happen.

• I’ll be damned if I pay twice.
• I’ll be damned if they get another penny from me.
• I’ll be damned if that plan ever works.

使い方： I’ll be damned if… (I’ll be damned if I let him take my seat.)

よく使う表現： damn me if, damn me first

呪う

人に呪いをかけたり、大きな災いが起こるよう願ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To put a curse on someone or wish serious harm on them.

• The witch damned him to a life of misery.
• He raised his hands and damned his enemies.
• She feared that the stranger had damned her family.

使い方： damn someone to something (The curse damned him to endless wandering.)

類義語： curse

反対語： bless

よく使う表現： damn someone forever, damn someone’s soul, damn an enemy

いまいましい、くそ

名詞の前に置き、怒りやいらだちを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used before a noun to show anger or annoyance.

• Turn off that damn alarm!
• Where are my damn keys?
• This damn computer has stopped working again.

類義語： bloody, damned

よく使う表現： damn door, damn thing, damn noise

くそ、とんでもない

名詞の前に置き、気持ちや発言を強く強調する。

やさしい英語で： Used before a noun to make a feeling or statement stronger.

• That’s a damn shame.
• She did a damn good job.
• You’re a damn fool if you believe him.

類義語： bloody, damned

よく使う表現： damn good job, damn shame, damn fool