emotional

感情的な、感情をあらわにした

普段より強い感情、特に悲しみや興奮を表に出している。

やさしい英語で： Showing stronger feelings than usual, especially sadness or excitement.

• She became emotional during the speech.
• He sounded emotional when he called.
• Why do you get so emotional about this?

使い方： emotional about something (He gets emotional about his childhood.)

反対語： unemotional

よく使う表現： become emotional, emotional speech, get emotional

感極まった、胸がいっぱいの

感情があふれて、今にも泣きそうになっている。

やさしい英語で： So full of feelings that you are close to crying.

• I felt emotional at the wedding.
• She became emotional when her brother returned.
• His voice grew emotional as he thanked his parents.

使い方： emotional about something (She felt emotional about leaving home.)

類義語： moved, overcome

よく使う表現： feel emotional, become emotional, emotional farewell

感情的な

よく考えるよりも、強い感情に基づいている。

やさしい英語で： Based on strong feelings rather than careful thought.

• It was an emotional decision.
• His emotional reaction made the discussion difficult.
• Try to avoid emotional arguments when choosing a school.

類義語： feeling-based

反対語： rational, logical

よく使う表現： emotional decision, emotional response, emotional reasons

感情豊かな、感じやすい

悲しいことや心に響くことに、気持ちが動かされやすい。

やさしい英語で： Easily affected by feelings, especially when something is sad or touching.

• I’m an emotional person.
• Her emotional nature makes sad films hard to watch.
• He has always been emotional and easily moved.

類義語： sensitive

反対語： unemotional

よく使う表現： emotional person, emotional nature, very emotional