fit

健康な、体力のある

運動や特定の仕事をするのに十分な健康と体力がある様子。

やさしい英語で： Healthy and strong enough to do physical activities or a particular task.

• I swim to keep fit.
• She was fit enough to climb the hill.
• Are you feeling fit again?

使い方： fit enough to do something (She is fit enough to run ten kilometres.); fit for something (The doctor said he was fit for work.)

類義語： healthy, in shape

反対語： unfit

よく使う表現： keep fit, physically fit, fit for work

適した、ふさわしい

ある用途や状況にふさわしく、必要な水準を満たしている様子。

やさしい英語で： Suitable or good enough for a particular use or situation.

• This food is fit to eat.
• They repaired the house until it was fit for use.
• Spend the money as you see fit.

使い方： fit for something (The room is not fit for use.); fit to do something (This water is fit to drink.); see/think fit to do something (You may leave whenever you see fit to do so.)

類義語： suitable, appropriate, proper

反対語： unfit, unsuitable

よく使う表現： fit for purpose, see fit, fit to eat

適応した

生きたり働いたりする環境の条件によく適応している様子。

やさしい英語で： Well suited to the conditions in which something lives or works.

• The most fit organisms leave more offspring.
• Some species are less fit in a warmer environment.
• These animals are fit for survival in the desert.

使い方： fit for something (These plants are fit for life in dry conditions.)

類義語： adapted, suited

反対語： unfit, maladapted

よく使う表現： fit for survival, fit organisms, fit for the environment

合う、収まる

人や物にちょうどよい大きさや形であること。

やさしい英語で： To have the right size or shape for someone or something.

• These shoes fit me.
• The old key fitted the lock perfectly.
• Will all your clothes fit into that bag?

使い方： fit someone/something (These gloves fit me perfectly.); fit in/into something (The table will not fit in this room.)

類義語： be the right size

よく使う表現： fit someone well, fit in something, fit into something

合う、適する

目的、必要性、状況に適していること。

やさしい英語で： To be suitable for a purpose, need, or situation.

• This plan fits our needs.
• His explanation did not fit the facts.
• Does that date fit your schedule?

類義語： suit, match

よく使う表現： fit the purpose, fit someone’s needs, fit the description

合わせる、調整する

人や場所に合うように、物の大きさや形を変えること。

やさしい英語で： To change something so it has the right size or shape for a person or place.

• The tailor fitted my jacket.
• They fit each helmet to its wearer.
• Can you fit this dress to my shape?

使い方： fit something to someone/something (The tailor fitted the coat to her shoulders.)

類義語： adjust, tailor, alter

よく使う表現： fit a suit, fit a hat, fit something to someone, fit a dress

フィット感、着心地

服などの大きさや形が、身につける人や覆う物にどれほど合うか。

やさしい英語で： How well the size and shape of something suit the person or thing it covers.

• This shirt is a good fit.
• I prefer jeans with a loose fit.
• The jacket’s fit improved after the tailor changed it.

よく使う表現： a good fit, a tight fit, a loose fit, a close fit

発作、かんしゃく

抑えにくい強い感情が突然わき起こり、しばらく続くこと。

やさしい英語で： A sudden period of strong emotion that is hard to control.

• He threw a fit over dinner.
• She burst into a fit of laughter.
• In a fit of rage, he slammed the door.

使い方： a fit of something (He broke the cup in a fit of anger.)

類義語： outburst, tantrum

よく使う表現： fit of rage, fit of laughter, throw a fit