dialogue

せりふ、会話

映画や劇などの物語で、登場人物が口にする言葉。

やさしい英語で： The words spoken by characters in a film, play, or other story.

• The dialogue was hard to hear.
• She writes lively dialogue for television shows.
• The actors changed some of the dialogue during rehearsal.

類義語： lines

よく使う表現： film dialogue, write dialogue, dialogue scene

対話、話し合い

二人以上の人や複数の集団が、言葉や考えを交わすこと。

やさしい英語で： A conversation or exchange of ideas between two or more people or groups.

• We need an honest dialogue.
• The two leaders continued their dialogue by phone.
• Can dialogue help resolve this disagreement?

使い方： dialogue with someone (We need a dialogue with local residents.); dialogue between A and B (The meeting encouraged dialogue between teachers and parents.)

類義語： conversation, discussion

反対語： monologue

よく使う表現： open dialogue, dialogue with someone, dialogue between groups

会話文、対話

文章の物語で、登場人物同士が話す内容を示す部分。

やさしい英語で： Parts of a written story that show what characters say to each other.

• This chapter has very little dialogue.
• The author uses dialogue to reveal the characters’ feelings.
• Put quotation marks around the dialogue in your story.

類義語： conversation

よく使う表現： dialogue in novels, write dialogue, realistic dialogue

対話する、話し合う

互いを理解したり合意したりするために、他の人と話し合う。

やさしい英語で： To discuss something with others in order to understand each other or reach an agreement.

• Both sides agreed to dialogue.
• The council dialogued with residents about housing.
• We must dialogue openly to resolve these differences.

使い方： dialogue with someone (Officials agreed to dialogue with community leaders.); dialogue about something (The groups will dialogue about their shared concerns.)

類義語： discuss, negotiate, confer

よく使う表現： dialogue with someone, dialogue about something