killer

殺人者、殺人犯

他の人を殺す人。

やさしい英語で： A person who kills another person.

• The police caught the killer.
• She recognized the killer’s face.
• Investigators believe the same killer attacked both victims.

類義語： murderer

よく使う表現： serial killer, catch the killer, convicted killer

死因、命を奪うもの

人や動物を死なせる原因となるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that causes people or animals to die.

• This disease is a major killer.
• Carbon monoxide is often called a silent killer.
• Lightning can be a killer during summer storms.

よく使う表現： a silent killer, a major killer, a deadly killer

難物、きついもの

非常に難しい、疲れる、または失敗につながりやすいもの。

やさしい英語で： Something extremely difficult, tiring, or likely to cause failure.

• That exam was a killer.
• The final hill was a real killer.
• Working two jobs is an absolute killer.

使い方： a killer of a something (We had a killer of a climb before reaching the lake.)

類義語： nightmare

よく使う表現： a real killer, an absolute killer, killer of something

競合を駆逐する製品

他より優れているため、人々が競合品を使わなくなる製品やサービス。

やさしい英語で： A product or service so much better than others that people stop using them.

• This cheap device could be a laptop killer.
• Streaming services became CD killers.
• The company hopes its new phone will be an iPhone killer.

よく使う表現： a rival killer, a category killer

最高のもの

非常にわくわくさせるものや、とても楽しいもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that is extremely exciting or enjoyable.

• That concert was a real killer.
• Their last song was an absolute killer.
• Was the show a killer?

類義語： blast

よく使う表現： a real killer, an absolute killer

最高の、抜群の

非常によく、強い印象を与える。

やさしい英語で： Extremely good or impressive.

• She has a killer smile.
• He played a killer guitar solo.
• Where did you get that killer outfit?

類義語： excellent, great, awesome

反対語： terrible

よく使う表現： killer smile, killer song, killer outfit

命を奪う、致命的な

死を招く力がある、または死を招く可能性が高い。

やさしい英語で： Able or likely to cause death.

• Killer bees attacked the farmer.
• Scientists are studying a killer virus.
• The killer storm destroyed several villages.

類義語： deadly, lethal

よく使う表現： killer bees, killer virus, killer storm, killer disease