hostile

敵意のある

怒っていて友好的でなく、時には相手を傷つけようとする様子の。

やさしい英語で： Angry and unfriendly, sometimes showing a wish to hurt someone.

• The crowd was hostile.
• She gave me a hostile look.
• Why are they so hostile towards us?

使い方： hostile towards someone (The neighbors were hostile towards the newcomers.)

類義語： unfriendly, antagonistic, aggressive

反対語： friendly

よく使う表現： hostile crowd, hostile reception, hostile towards someone

反対の、敵対的な

人や考え、計画に強く反対している。

やさしい英語で： Strongly against a person, idea, or plan.

• They are hostile to the plan.
• The board rejected a hostile takeover bid.
• Several members remained hostile to reform.

使い方： hostile to someone/something (The council is hostile to the proposed changes.)

類義語： opposed, antagonistic

反対語： supportive

よく使う表現： hostile to something, hostile opposition, hostile takeover

過酷な、生存に適さない

人や動植物が生きるには、非常に厳しいか危険な。

やさしい英語で： Very difficult or dangerous for people, animals, or plants to live in.

• Few plants survive in this hostile environment.
• They crossed a hostile desert.
• The climate was hostile to human life.

使い方： hostile to something (The dry soil is hostile to most plants.)

類義語： harsh, inhospitable

反対語： hospitable

よく使う表現： hostile environment, hostile climate, hostile conditions

敵の、敵支配下の

特に戦争中、敵に支配されている。

やさしい英語で： Controlled by an enemy, especially during a war.

• The soldiers entered hostile territory.
• Their plane landed on hostile soil.
• The ship was crossing hostile waters.

類義語： enemy

反対語： friendly

よく使う表現： hostile territory, hostile country, hostile waters

敵、敵兵

特に軍の報告で、敵である人や集団。

やさしい英語で： An enemy person or group, especially in military reports.

• Two hostiles were approaching.
• The patrol spotted a hostile near the bridge.
• No hostiles were detected in the area.

類義語： enemy, adversary

反対語： ally

よく使う表現： armed hostile, approaching hostile, identify a hostile