master

達人、名人

特に芸術など、ある分野で非常に優れた技を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is extremely good at an activity, especially an art.

• She is a master of painting.
• The young musician studied the great masters.
• He became a master at creating tiny sculptures.

使い方： master of something (She is a master of portrait painting.); master at doing something (He is a master at shaping wood.)

類義語： expert, virtuoso

反対語： beginner

よく使う表現： master of something, a great master, old master, master at something

修士号、修士

通常、学士号の後に得る大学の学位。また、その学位を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A university qualification usually earned after a first degree, or a person with this qualification.

• She has a master's degree in biology.
• He graduated as a Master of Arts.
• Does this course lead to a master's?

よく使う表現： master of arts, master of science, master's degree

支配者、主人

人や物を支配する力を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person who has power over someone or something.

• He is master of his own life.
• The servants obeyed their master.
• Who is the real master here?

使い方： master of something (She wanted to be master of her own future.)

類義語： ruler, controller

反対語： servant

よく使う表現： master of something, own master

飼い主、主人

動物の持ち主。歴史上、奴隷にされた人を所有した人も指す。

やさしい英語で： A person who owns an animal, or historically a person who owned enslaved people.

• The dog followed its master home.
• The horse recognized its master immediately.
• Enslaved workers were forced to obey their masters.

類義語： owner

よく使う表現： dog master, slave master, his master

熟練した

特定の仕事や活動で、非常に高い技術を持っていること。

やさしい英語で： Extremely good at a particular job or activity.

• He is a master carpenter.
• A master chef prepared our dinner.
• The workshop employs three master builders.

類義語： expert, highly skilled

反対語： unskilled

よく使う表現： master craftsman, master carpenter, master chef

見事な、巧みな

高い技術と確かな自信が表れていること。

やさしい英語で： Showing great skill and confidence.

• It was a master performance.
• That master stroke changed the whole match.
• Critics praised her master technique.

類義語： masterful, skillful

反対語： clumsy

よく使う表現： master performance, master stroke, master move

習得する、マスターする

簡単にうまくできるようになるまで、十分に学ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To learn something so well that you can do it easily and successfully.

• You can master this skill with practice.
• She mastered the basics in a week.
• Have you mastered the new software yet?

類義語： learn, get the hang of

よく使う表現： master a skill, master a language, master the basics, master a technique

修士号を取得する

学士号の後の大学課程を修了し、修士号を得ること。

やさしい英語で： To complete university study and receive a degree above a first degree.

• He mastered in chemistry.
• She plans to master in English next year.
• They mastered in education at the same college.

使い方： master in something (She mastered in history at a local university.)

よく使う表現： master in something, master in english