feast

ごちそう、宴会

祝い事などで食べる、料理がたくさん並ぶ特別な食事。

やさしい英語で： A large, special meal with plenty of food, often eaten to celebrate something.

• We prepared a feast.
• The wedding feast lasted for hours.
• They invited the whole village to their feast.

類義語： banquet

よく使う表現： wedding feast, prepare a feast, enjoy a feast

楽しみ、ごちそう

特に目や耳を通して、大きな喜びを与えるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that gives you a lot of pleasure, especially through what you see or hear.

• The exhibition was a visual feast.
• That concert offered a feast for the ears.
• The bright costumes made the show a feast for the eyes.

使い方： a feast for something (The garden was a feast for the eyes.)

類義語： delight, treat

よく使う表現： visual feast, musical feast, feast for everyone

ごちそうを食べる

祝い事などで、おいしい料理をたくさん食べる。

やさしい英語で： To eat a large amount of good food, often at a celebration.

• We feasted together all evening.
• The guests feasted on roast chicken.
• They had feasted well before the dancing began.

使い方： feast on something (We feasted on fresh fish and bread.)

類義語： dine, banquet

反対語： fast

よく使う表現： feast on something, feast together

ごちそうを振る舞う

人を敬う気持ちを示すため、特別で豪華な食事を出す。

やさしい英語で： To honour someone by giving them a large, special meal.

• The king feasted his guests.
• The town feasted the returning soldiers.
• Their hosts feasted them in the great hall.

類義語： entertain, banquet

よく使う表現： feast the guests, feast the victors