mend

修理する、繕う

壊れたり傷んだりしたものを直す。

やさしい英語で： To fix something that is broken or damaged.

• Can you mend my bag?
• She mended the hole in her coat.
• We spent Saturday mending the garden fence.

類義語： repair, fix, patch

反対語： break, damage

よく使う表現： mend a sock, mend a fence

改善する、修復する

状況や人間関係、振る舞いをよりよくする。

やさしい英語で： To make a situation, relationship, or way of behaving better.

• He promised to mend his ways.
• They are trying to mend their friendship.
• A sincere apology helped mend the damaged relationship.

類義語： improve, put right, repair

反対語： worsen

よく使う表現： mend your ways, mend a relationship

修繕、繕い

壊れたり傷んだりしたものを直すこと、または直した箇所。

やさしい英語で： An act of fixing something broken or damaged, or the place where it was fixed.

• The coat needs a mend.
• She made a neat mend in the torn sleeve.
• You can barely see the mend in these trousers.

類義語： repair, patch

よく使う表現： a quick mend, a neat mend