moment

瞬間、少しの間

長さがはっきり決まっていない、ごく短い時間。

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

• Please wait a moment.
• He closed his eyes for a moment.
• A few moments later, the phone rang.

類義語： instant, second

よく使う表現： wait a moment, for a moment, a brief moment, just a moment

うっかりミス

ある人や集団らしいとされる、恥ずかしいうっかりミス。

やさしい英語で： An embarrassing mistake described as typical of a particular person or group.

• I had a senior moment and forgot my password.
• He called his terrible joke a dad moment.
• She described losing her keys again as a classic Anna moment.

よく使う表現： senior moment, having a moment, a dad moment

重要性

ある物事がどれほど重要であるかということ。

やさしい英語で： The importance of something.

• The delay is of little moment.
• They discussed matters of great moment.
• Such small differences were of no moment to her.

使い方： of great/little/no moment (This decision is of great moment to the country.)

類義語： importance, significance, consequence

反対語： insignificance

よく使う表現： of great moment, of little moment, of no moment