favourite

一番好きな、お気に入りの

他のどれよりも好きな。

やさしい英語で： The one you like more than all the others.

• Blue is my favourite colour.
• What is your favourite song?
• We visited her favourite restaurant.

類義語： best-loved, preferred

反対語： least favourite

よく使う表現： favourite food, favourite book, favourite colour, favourite song

愛されている、大切な

他にも好きな人や物があっても、愛され大切にされている。

やさしい英語で： Loved or enjoyed, even if other people or things are loved too.

• She kept several favourite childhood toys.
• We sang some old favourite songs.
• He reread a favourite story from his childhood.

類義語： beloved, cherished, well-loved

よく使う表現： old favourite song, favourite childhood toy

お気に入り、一番好きなもの

他より好きな、または信頼している人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that someone likes or trusts more than others.

• This cake is my favourite.
• Which of these films is your favourite?
• The teacher tries not to have favourites.

使い方： a favourite of someone (She is a favourite of our teacher.)

類義語： first choice

よく使う表現： my favourite, a firm favourite, someone’s favourite

本命、優勝候補

最も勝つ可能性が高いと考えられている人やチーム。

やさしい英語で： The person or team that people think is most likely to win.

• Our team is the favourite.
• The favourite lost the race.
• Who is the favourite to win this year?

使い方： favourite to do something (She is the favourite to win the race.); favourite for something (Our team is the favourite for the title.)

類義語： front-runner

反対語： underdog

よく使う表現： clear favourite, favourite to win, odds-on favourite

寵臣、お気に入り

王や女王に特に気に入られ、信頼されている人。

やさしい英語で： A person a king or queen especially likes and trusts.

• The king rewarded his favourite.
• She became a royal favourite.
• Several court favourites received land from the queen.

使い方： a favourite of someone (He became a favourite of the queen.)

類義語： confidant

よく使う表現： royal favourite, king’s favourite, court favourite