mastermind

首謀者、立案者

巧みな計画を考え、その実行を指揮する人。

やさしい英語で： The person who thinks of a clever plan and directs how it is carried out.

• She was the mastermind behind the project.
• Police are searching for the robbery’s mastermind.
• The two masterminds planned every detail of the operation.

使い方： the mastermind behind something (She was the mastermind behind the successful campaign.); the mastermind of something (Police arrested the mastermind of the robbery.)

類義語： planner, organizer, strategist, architect

よく使う表現： mastermind behind something, criminal mastermind, the alleged mastermind, mastermind of something

計画する、指揮する

巧みな計画を立て、その実行を指揮する。

やさしい英語で： To create a clever plan for something and direct how it is carried out.

• She masterminded the campaign.
• Police believe he masterminded several robberies.
• Who will mastermind the company’s expansion overseas?

類義語： plan, organize, orchestrate, engineer

よく使う表現： mastermind an operation, mastermind a campaign, mastermind a robbery, mastermind a plan