minute

分

６０秒に当たる時間の単位。

やさしい英語で： A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

• The walk takes ten minutes.
• Set the timer for one minute.
• How many minutes are left?

よく使う表現： one minute, ten minutes, per minute

少しの間、ちょっと

長さを正確に決めずにいう、短い時間。

やさしい英語で： A short period of time, without an exact length.

• Wait a minute, please.
• I will be back in a minute.
• Do you have a minute to talk?

類義語： moment, little while

よく使う表現： wait a minute, in a minute, spare minute

議事録

会議で話し合ったことや決まったことを書いた記録。

やさしい英語で： A written record of what people discussed or decided at a meeting.

• Please read the meeting minutes.
• She took minutes during the discussion.
• The committee approved the minutes of its last meeting.

使い方： minutes of something (The secretary sent us the minutes of the meeting.)

類義語： record, meeting record

よく使う表現： meeting minutes, take minutes, approve the minutes

瞬間、時

何かが起きる、ある特定の時点。

やさしい英語で： A particular moment when something happens.

• Call me the minute you arrive.
• I knew the minute I saw her face.
• At that minute, the lights went out.

使い方： the minute (that) + clause (The minute I saw the smoke, I called for help.)

類義語： moment, instant

よく使う表現： the minute that, the minute someone, at that minute

議事録に記録する

会議で起きたことや決まったことを書き留める。

やさしい英語で： To write down what happens or is decided at a meeting.

• Please minute this decision.
• She minuted the whole meeting.
• The agreement was carefully minuted by the secretary.

使い方： minute something (The secretary minuted the decision.); minute that… (We minuted that all members supported the proposal.)

類義語： record, document

よく使う表現： minute a meeting, minute a decision, minute the discussion

微小な、ごく小さい

非常に小さく、見えにくいこともある。

やさしい英語で： Extremely small, sometimes too small to see easily.

• There is a minute crack in the glass.
• The two drawings have minute differences.
• A microscope revealed minute particles in the water.

類義語： tiny, very small, microscopic

反対語： huge

よく使う表現： minute particles, minute differences, minute amount

綿密な、詳細な

細かな点まで注意を払い、とても丁寧で正確な。

やさしい英語で： Very careful and exact, paying attention to every small detail.

• She described the room in minute detail.
• The machine underwent a minute inspection.
• His minute analysis revealed several hidden problems.

類義語： detailed, meticulous, thorough

反対語： superficial

よく使う表現： minute examination, minute detail, minute analysis