interpret

解釈する、意味を説明する

物事の意味を、ある見方に基づいて理解したり説明したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To understand or explain what something means, often in a particular way.

• How do you interpret this message?
• He interpreted my smile as a sign of approval.
• The results can be interpreted in several ways.

使い方： interpret something as something (She interpreted his silence as agreement.); interpret something to mean that… (We interpreted the message to mean that the meeting was cancelled.)

類義語： understand, explain, read

よく使う表現： interpret something as, interpret the results, interpret a dream

通訳する

話し手の言葉を別の言語で聞き手に伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone in another language what a speaker is saying.

• Can you interpret for me?
• He interpreted during the meeting.
• She interprets between spoken English and sign language.

使い方： interpret for someone (Could you interpret for our visitors?); interpret from something into something (She interprets from Spanish into English.)

類義語： translate

よく使う表現： interpret for someone, interpret into english, interpret at meetings

通訳する

人が話している言葉を、その場で別の言語に訳すこと。

やさしい英語で： To translate someone's spoken words into another language while they are speaking.

• Can you interpret for us?
• She interpreted the minister's speech into Spanish.
• He has interpreted at international conferences for years.

使い方： interpret for someone (She interpreted for the visitors during the tour.); interpret from one language into another (He interprets from French into English.)

類義語： translate orally

よく使う表現： interpret for someone, interpret into english, interpret a speech

演じる、表現する

役や楽曲をどう理解したかを、演技や演奏で表すこと。

やさしい英語で： To show your understanding of a character or piece of music through your performance.

• She interprets the role with warmth.
• Each pianist interpreted the piece differently.
• How would you interpret this character on stage?

類義語： perform, portray

よく使う表現： interpret a role, interpret a character, interpret a piece