extra

余分の、追加の

普段の量より多い、またはすでにある物に加えられた。

やさしい英語で： More than the usual amount, or added to what you already have.

• We need an extra chair.
• She earns extra money at weekends.
• Take extra care on the wet roads.

類義語： additional, more, further

よく使う表現： extra time, extra money, extra help

大げさな、やりすぎの

その場に合わないほど、芝居がかった態度や過剰な行動をする。

やさしい英語で： Behaving in a way that seems too dramatic or too much for the situation.

• You are being extra today.
• That huge entrance was a little extra.
• She wore three crowns because she likes being extra.

類義語： overdramatic, over the top

よく使う表現： so extra, being extra, a little extra

特に、いつもより

いつもより多く、または程度が強く。

やさしい英語で： More than usual, or to a greater degree.

• Be extra careful here.
• I bought an extra large shirt.
• She worked extra hard before the exam.

類義語： especially, particularly

よく使う表現： extra large, extra careful, extra hard, extra fast

追加オプション、付加機能

基本の商品に加える機能やサービス。別料金の場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： An additional feature or service, often costing more than the basic product.

• Breakfast is an optional extra.
• The car comes with several useful extras.
• How much do these extras cost?

類義語： add-on, additional feature

よく使う表現： optional extra, extras included, pay for extras

エキストラ

映画やテレビで背景の人物を演じ、普通はせりふがない人。

やさしい英語で： Someone in a film or television scene who has a small background role, usually without speaking.

• He worked as an extra.
• The director needed fifty extras for the crowd scene.
• An extra stood behind the two main actors.

類義語： background actor

よく使う表現： film extra, as an extra, hire an extra

号外

重要な出来事を知らせるため、通常の発行予定とは別に出す新聞。

やさしい英語で： A newspaper issue printed outside its normal schedule to report important new events.

• The newspaper printed an extra.
• Street sellers shouted about the evening extra.
• An extra announced the end of the war.

類義語： special edition

よく使う表現： newspaper extra, print an extra, special extra

大げさな振る舞い、やりすぎ

必要以上に大げさだったり、やりすぎだったりする振る舞い。

やさしい英語で： Behavior that seems unnecessarily dramatic or excessive.

• I cannot handle your extra today.
• There was so much extra over one tiny mistake.
• All this extra is making a simple task difficult.

類義語： drama, excess

よく使う表現： all this extra, so much extra, your extra today