hand

手

腕の先にあり、親指を含む指がついている部分。

やさしい英語で： The part at the end of your arm that has fingers and a thumb.

• Please hold my hand.
• She washed her hands before lunch.
• He raised his hand to ask a question.

よく使う表現： right hand, hold someone’s hand, wash your hand

手助け、助力

何かをする際、特に作業を進めるための助け。

やさしい英語で： Help with doing something, usually a practical task.

• Can you give me a hand?
• She lent us a hand with the washing.
• I needed a hand moving the sofa.

使い方： give/lend someone a hand with something (Could you give me a hand with these boxes?)

類義語： help, assistance

よく使う表現： give a hand, lend a hand, need a hand

針

時計で動いて、時・分・秒を示す針。

やさしい英語で： A moving pointer on a clock that shows the hour, minute, or second.

• The minute hand points to six.
• Both hands on the clock have stopped.
• Does the red hand show the seconds?

類義語： pointer

よく使う表現： hour hand, minute hand, second hand

手札

カードゲームで、プレーヤーが持っているカード。

やさしい英語で： The playing cards a player holds during a game.

• I have a strong hand.
• She showed her hand after the final bet.
• He won three hands of poker in a row.

よく使う表現： a strong hand, a winning hand, play a hand

手、足

特にサルなどの動物で、足や物をつかむための部位。

やさしい英語で： A foot or gripping limb of certain animals, especially monkeys.

• The monkey reached out its hand.
• The ape held a branch with both hands.
• A hawk’s foot was traditionally called a hand.

類義語： foot

よく使う表現： monkey’s hand, ape’s hand, hawk’s hand

渡す、手渡す

普通は手で差し出して、物を相手に渡すこと。

やさしい英語で： To give something to someone, usually by holding it out to them.

• Please hand me the salt.
• He handed his ticket to the driver.
• Could you hand these papers to the teacher?

使い方： hand someone something (Please hand me a clean towel.); hand something to someone (She handed the keys to her brother.)

類義語： pass, give

よく使う表現： hand someone something, hand something over, hand something to someone

手を取って導く、手を貸す

相手の手を取ったり腕を支えたりして、移動を助けること。

やさしい英語で： To help someone move somewhere by holding or supporting their arm or fingers.

• He handed her down the steps.
• The gentleman handed his guest into the carriage.
• She handed the elderly passenger out of the boat.

使い方： hand someone into/out of something (He handed her into the carriage.)

類義語： assist, escort, guide

よく使う表現： hand someone into something, hand someone down, hand someone out