indie

インディーズの、独立系の

音楽や映画などの大手企業に頼らず制作された。

やさしい英語で： Made or produced outside the large companies that control most music, films, or other entertainment.

• She plays in an indie band.
• We watched three indie films at the festival.
• An indie developer created this game.

類義語： independent

反対語： mainstream

よく使う表現： indie band, indie film, indie game

インディーロック

小さな独立系会社や主流の音楽業界から離れたバンドに結びつくロック。

やさしい英語で： A type of rock music linked to small independent companies and bands outside the main music business.

• I listen to indie most evenings.
• The club played indie all night.
• Her playlist mixes indie with electronic music.

類義語： indie rock

よく使う表現： listen to indie, indie and rock, British indie

インディーズ作品

大手娯楽企業とは別の会社が発表する映画、ゲーム、書籍、音楽など。

やさしい英語で： A film, game, book, or recording released by a company outside the large entertainment businesses.

• We watched an indie last night.
• This clever indie won a film award.
• She prefers small indies to expensive studio movies.

類義語： independent production

よく使う表現： play an indie, watch an indie, low-budget indie

独立系出版社、インディーズレーベル

大企業の傘下に入らず、書籍や音楽などを発表する会社。

やさしい英語で： A company that publishes books, music, or other work without being owned by a larger company.

• A small indie published her first novel.
• Several indies bid for the rights.
• The band signed with an indie.

類義語： independent publisher

よく使う表現： small indie, publish with indie

インディーズ音楽ファン

独立系の音楽を好み、服装や趣味にもその影響が見られる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who enjoys independent music, often with clothes and tastes linked to that music.

• He called himself an indie.
• The café attracted indies from the local music scene.
• As an indie, she followed small bands closely.

よく使う表現： an indie, young indie