glimpse

ちらっと見ること、一目

何かをほんの一瞬見ること。

やさしい英語で： A chance to see something very briefly.

• I caught a glimpse of her face.
• We had a brief glimpse of the mountains.
• Did you get a glimpse of the singer?

使い方： a glimpse of someone/something (We caught a glimpse of the sea through the trees.)

類義語： brief look, peek

よく使う表現： a glimpse of, catch a glimpse, brief glimpse, get a glimpse

垣間見る、かすかに理解する

物事を十分には理解せず、一瞬だけその意味をつかむこと。

やさしい英語で： To begin to understand something for a short time without understanding it fully.

• I glimpsed the truth behind his words.
• The report lets us glimpse the scale of the problem.
• For a moment, she glimpsed a different future.

類義語： sense, perceive

よく使う表現： glimpse the truth, glimpse a possibility, glimpse something