half

半分

あるものを二つに等しく分けたうちの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of two equal parts of something.

• I ate half of the apple.
• She cut the paper in half.
• The two halves fit together perfectly.

使い方： half of something (Half of the cake is yours.)

反対語： whole

よく使う表現： half of something, in half, one half, a half

ハーフ、前後半

スポーツの試合を二つに分けた、前半または後半。

やさしい英語で： One of the two main periods of a sports game.

• Our team scored in the first half.
• The second half starts in ten minutes.
• Both halves of the match were exciting.

よく使う表現： first half, second half, half of something

自陣、ハーフコート

競技場を二つに分けた一方で、通常は一つのチームが守る区域。

やさしい英語で： One of the two parts of a sports field, usually defended by one team.

• The ball stayed in our half.
• He kicked it into the other half.
• They defended their half well throughout the match.

使い方： in/into someone’s half (The ball landed in our half.)

よく使う表現： own half, opposing half, half of something

ハーフバック

一部の競技で、主な攻撃選手と守備選手の間に位置する選手。

やさしい英語で： A player with a position between the main attacking and defending players in certain sports.

• He played as a centre half.
• The right half passed to the forward.
• Both halves moved back to help defend.

類義語： halfback

よく使う表現： centre half, left half, right half

半分の、半分

ある量や物を二等分した一つ分に当たること。

やさしい英語で： Equal to one of two equal parts of an amount or thing.

• Wait for half an hour.
• We bought a half bottle of wine.
• All these shirts are half price today.

類義語： semi-, hemi-, demi-

反対語： whole

よく使う表現： half an hour, half a kilo, half price

不完全な、中途半端な

完全ではなく、正しさや真剣さ、表現などが中途半端なこと。

やさしい英語で： Incomplete, or only partly true, serious, or fully expressed.

• His story was a half truth.
• She gave me a half smile.
• A half promise will not reassure them.

類義語： partial, incomplete

反対語： complete

よく使う表現： half truth, half smile, half promise

半分、半分まで

量や程度がちょうど五割であること。

やさしい英語で： To exactly fifty percent of an amount or degree.

• The bottle is half full.
• This box weighs half as much as that one.
• Our journey was half over when it began to snow.

使い方： half as + adjective/adverb + as… (This room is half as big as ours.)

類義語： halfway

よく使う表現： half full, half as much, half the size

半ば、少し

完全にではなく、ある程度そうであること。

やさしい英語で： To some degree, but not completely.

• I was half asleep.
• She half expected him to refuse.
• We listened with half closed eyes.

類義語： partly, partially

反対語： fully, completely

よく使う表現： half asleep, half joking, half expect