elaborate

手の込んだ、複雑な

多くの部分や細部が、丁寧に考えて作られている。

やさしい英語で： Having many carefully planned parts or details.

• They made an elaborate plan.
• She invented an elaborate story to explain her absence.
• The celebration required elaborate preparations.

類義語： detailed, complex, intricate

反対語： simple, basic

よく使う表現： elaborate plan, elaborate system, elaborate description

凝った、装飾の多い

複雑で美しい細かな飾りが、たくさん施されている。

やさしい英語で： Decorated with many complicated, attractive details.

• The dress has elaborate embroidery.
• Elaborate carvings cover the wooden doors.
• She wore an elaborate costume to the party.

類義語： ornate, intricate, fancy

反対語： plain, simple

よく使う表現： elaborate pattern, elaborate costume, elaborate decoration

詳しく練られた、詳細な

細かな内容や説明を加えて、十分に練り上げられた。

やさしい英語で： Developed with added details or explanation.

• We need a more elaborate explanation.
• She provided an elaborate account of the events.
• His initial idea became an elaborate plan.

類義語： detailed, developed

反対語： undeveloped

よく使う表現： elaborate account, elaborate explanation, elaborate plan

詳しく説明する、詳しく述べる

より詳しく説明したり、考えに細かな内容を加えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To explain something more fully or add more details to an idea.

• Could you elaborate, please?
• She elaborated on her reasons for leaving.
• They elaborated the proposal during several meetings.

使い方： elaborate on something (Could you elaborate on your last point?); elaborate something (The team elaborated a detailed plan for the move.)

類義語： expand, explain, develop

反対語： condense

よく使う表現： elaborate on something, elaborate further, elaborate a plan