first

最初の、第一の

他のすべてより先に来る、または起こる。

やさしい英語で： Coming or happening before all the others.

• This is my first bike.
• He won first prize.
• Who was the first person to call?

使い方： the first to do something (She was the first to arrive.)

類義語： earliest, initial

反対語： last

よく使う表現： first time, first day, first place, first child

最優先の、第一の

他よりも重要、または優れている。

やさしい英語で： More important or better than the others.

• Safety is our first priority.
• Her first duty is to protect the children.
• This hotel would be my first choice.

類義語： main, chief, primary, best

反対語： last

よく使う表現： first priority, first duty, first choice, first concern

第一の

ゼロから数える方式で、ゼロ番の次に来る一番の。

やさしい英語で： Numbered one, just after the item numbered zero, in a system that starts counting at zero.

• The first index follows index zero.
• Here, the first element comes after the zeroth element.
• The programmer placed a marker at the first position, immediately after position zero.

よく使う表現： first index, first element, first entry

まず、最初に

他の人や物より先に、または他の動作をする前に。

やさしい英語で： Before any other person, thing, or action.

• Wash your hands first.
• She arrived first and chose a seat.
• Who wants to go first?

類義語： beforehand, firstly

反対語： last

よく使う表現： come first, finish first, first of all, put someone first

初めて

あることが最初に起きたときに。

やさしい英語で： On the earliest occasion when something happened.

• We first met at school.
• I first heard that song last summer.
• When did you first visit this city?

類義語： for the first time

よく使う表現： first meet someone, first hear something, first visit somewhere

初めのころ、当初

ある状況や期間が始まったころに。

やさしい英語で： At the beginning of a situation or period.

• It was hard when we first moved here.
• When she first started, she needed help.
• We had little money when we were first married.

類義語： initially, at the beginning

よく使う表現： first start work, first move in, first get married

最初の人、最初のもの

他のすべてより先に来る人や物。

やさしい英語で： The person or thing that comes before all the others.

• I was the first in line.
• The first of the guests arrived early.
• Who was the first to finish?

使い方： the first to do something (He was the first to sign up.); the first of something (This is the first of three reports.)

類義語： earliest one

反対語： last

よく使う表現： the first of something, the very first, among the first

初の出来事、初の快挙

それまで一度もなかった出来事や、初めて成し遂げられたこと。

やさしい英語で： Something that happens or is done for the earliest time ever.

• That's a first for me.
• The successful flight was a world first.
• Her victory marked a historic first for the team.

使い方： a first for someone/something (Winning this award was a first for our school.)

類義語： first occurrence

よく使う表現： a world first, a historic first, a first for someone