great

素晴らしい、すごい

とてもよい、楽しい、または成功している。

やさしい英語で： Very good, enjoyable, or successful.

• That is a great idea.
• We had a great time at the beach.
• Your new shoes look great!

類義語： excellent, wonderful, fantastic

反対語： terrible

よく使う表現： great idea, great fun

大きな、非常な

特に感情や努力の量が多いことや程度が強いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： A large amount or degree of something, especially a feeling or effort.

• She spoke with great care.
• The news caused him great worry.
• It gave us great pleasure to welcome them.

類義語： considerable, intense

反対語： slight

よく使う表現： great care, great pleasure

大きい、巨大な

大きさや規模が非常に大きい。

やさしい英語で： Very large in size or scale.

• A great wave hit the boat.
• They travelled a great distance to reach us.
• Great crowds gathered outside the palace.

類義語： large, huge, vast

反対語： small

よく使う表現： great storm, great distance

重要な、偉大な

非常に重要で、大きな影響を与える可能性がある。

やさしい英語で： Very important or likely to have a strong effect.

• This decision is of great importance.
• Winning the prize was a great achievement.
• The discovery marked a great moment in medical history.

類義語： important, major, significant

反対語： minor

よく使う表現： great importance, great achievement

曾、大

親族の呼び名に付けて、曾祖父など一世代遠い関係を表す。

やさしい英語で： Added to a family name to show one more generation away from you.

• My great-grandmother lived in this village.
• We found a photograph of his great-grandfather.
• Her great-great-grandparents came from Italy.

よく使う表現： great grandfather, great aunt

大帝、大王

有名な君主の名に添えて、偉大さや功績をたたえる称号。

やさしい英語で： Used in a famous leader’s title to show that people consider them especially important or successful.

• Peter the Great ruled Russia.
• The museum has a portrait of Catherine the Great.
• Our lesson covered the campaigns of Alexander the Great.

類義語： illustrious

よく使う表現： the Great, a great ruler

やった、よかった

うれしいことや満足した気持ちを伝えるときに言う。

やさしい英語で： Said when you are pleased about something.

• Great! You can come with us.
• You passed? Great!
• Great, we have enough chairs for everyone.

類義語： wonderful, excellent, brilliant

よく使う表現： great thanks, great idea, great news

やれやれ、最悪だ

悪いことが起きたとき、皮肉を込めて不満や落胆を表す言葉。

やさしい英語で： Said when something bad happens, to show that you are annoyed or disappointed.

• Great! Now we are late.
• Oh, great, the printer has broken again.
• Just great! I left my keys inside.

類義語： wonderful, brilliant

よく使う表現： oh great, just great