hopeless

望みのない、絶望的な

成功したり改善したりする可能性がほとんどない。

やさしい英語で： Having no real chance of success or improvement.

• The situation seemed hopeless.
• Repairing the ruined boat was a hopeless task.
• They kept fighting even when their cause looked hopeless.

類義語： impossible, futile

反対語： promising

よく使う表現： hopeless situation, hopeless task, hopeless cause

希望を失った、絶望した

よいことは起こらず、努力を続けても意味がないと感じている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling that nothing good will happen and there is no reason to keep trying.

• I felt hopeless.
• She grew hopeless after months without work.
• Do you feel hopeless about your future?

類義語： despairing, despondent

反対語： hopeful

よく使う表現： feel hopeless, utterly hopeless

苦手な、下手な

ある活動や仕事が非常に苦手で、うまくできない。

やさしい英語で： Very bad at an activity or job.

• I am hopeless at cooking.
• He was a hopeless driver when he first started.
• Are you as hopeless with numbers as I am?

使い方： hopeless at something (I am hopeless at tennis.); hopeless at doing something (She is hopeless at remembering names.); hopeless with something (He is hopeless with computers.)

類義語： unskilled, incompetent, inept

反対語： skilled, competent

よく使う表現： hopeless at something, hopeless cook, hopeless with something

懲りない、どうしようもない

何度忠告されたり失敗したりしても、行動を変えられない、または変えようとしない。

やさしい英語で： Unable or unwilling to change your behavior, even after repeated advice or mistakes.

• You are hopeless!
• He forgot her birthday again; he really is hopeless.
• I have explained it ten times, but you are hopeless.

類義語： incorrigible

よく使う表現： you are hopeless, hopeless with someone

筋金入りの、治しようのない

治せない病気や、変えられないほど強い性向を持っている。

やさしい英語で： Having a condition or strong tendency that cannot be cured or changed.

• She is a hopeless romantic.
• The doctor described him as a hopeless addict.
• Even after repeated disappointments, he remained a hopeless dreamer.

類義語： incurable

反対語： curable

よく使う表現： hopeless romantic, hopeless addict, hopeless dreamer