definite

確信している、断固とした

自分の考えや発言について、まったく迷いがないこと。

やさしい英語で： Completely sure about what you think or say.

• She sounded very definite.
• He was definite about his choice.
• Are you definite that the meeting is today?

使い方： definite about something (She was definite about wanting to leave.); definite that… (He was definite that he had locked the door.)

類義語： certain, sure, firm

反対語： uncertain, unsure

よく使う表現： be definite about something, quite definite, a definite answer

明確な、定まった

範囲、大きさ、長さや期間がはっきり決まっていること。

やさしい英語で： Having clearly fixed limits, size, or length.

• The work must finish within a definite period.
• The cloud had no definite shape.
• We need a definite limit on spending.

類義語： fixed, defined, precise

反対語： indefinite

よく使う表現： definite period, definite shape, definite limits

定の

文法で、すでに知られている、または特定できる人や物を指すこと。

やさしい英語で： Used in grammar for a word or expression referring to someone or something already known or identifiable.

• English has one definite article: the.
• Use the definite article when the reader knows which house you mean.
• A definite noun phrase can refer to a previously mentioned person.

反対語： indefinite

よく使う表現： definite article, definite noun phrase, definite reference