keen

熱心な、大好きな

何かにとても興味を持っている、またはそれが大好きな。

やさしい英語で： Very interested in something or liking it a lot.

• I'm keen on football.
• She has always been a keen reader.
• Are you keen on cooking?

使い方： keen on something (My sister is keen on photography.); keen on doing something (He is keen on growing his own vegetables.)

類義語： interested, enthusiastic

反対語： uninterested

よく使う表現： keen on something, keen football fan, keen gardener

意欲的な、熱心な

何かをぜひやりたいと強く思っている。

やさしい英語で： Very interested and eager to do something.

• She's keen to learn.
• They were keen to join our team.
• He showed a keen interest in the new project.

使い方： keen to do something (They are keen to help with the project.); keen on something (I'm keen on the idea of a walking holiday.)

類義語： eager, enthusiastic, interested

反対語： reluctant, uninterested

よく使う表現： keen to learn, keen interest, keen on something

すばらしい、すてきな

とてもよい、または気に入るような。

やさしい英語で： Very good or pleasing.

• That's a keen little car!
• Your new jacket looks keen.
• We thought the whole party was really keen.

類義語： great, excellent, swell

反対語： bad

よく使う表現： keen idea, really keen, keen little car

辛辣な、痛烈な

人をひどく傷つけたり厳しく批判したりするほど手厳しい。

やさしい英語で： Harsh and bitter in a way that strongly hurts or criticizes someone.

• His speech was full of keen sarcasm.
• Her keen satire exposed the leaders' selfishness.
• The review offered keen criticism of the government's failures.

類義語： biting, cutting, bitter, caustic

よく使う表現： keen satire, keen sarcasm, keen criticism

泣き叫ぶ、哀哭する

特に誰かが亡くなったために、大きな声で悲しみ泣く。

やさしい英語で： To cry loudly and sadly, especially because someone has died.

• A woman began to keen.
• They keened for the dead through the night.
• She was keening beside her son's grave.

使い方： keen for someone (The women keened for their lost children.); keen over someone (She keened over her husband's body.)

類義語： wail, lament

よく使う表現： keen for someone, keen over someone

哀哭、葬送の嘆き

亡くなった人への長く悲しい叫び。特にアイルランドの伝統で行われる。

やさしい英語で： A long, sad cry made for someone who has died, especially in Irish tradition.

• A keen rose from beside the coffin.
• The women began a traditional keen for the dead.
• Her long keen filled the quiet room.

類義語： wail, lament

よく使う表現： mournful keen, traditional keen, raise a keen