monster

怪物、化け物

奇妙な姿や恐ろしい姿をした、想像上の生き物。

やさしい英語で： An imaginary creature that looks strange or frightening.

• The monster has three eyes.
• She dreamed about monsters last night.
• A huge monster attacked the town in the film.

類義語： beast

よく使う表現： scary monster, sea monster, monster under something

鬼、人でなし

ほかの人に非常に残酷な扱いをする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who treats others very cruelly.

• That man is a monster.
• The survivors described their attacker as a monster.
• How could anyone defend such a monster?

類義語： brute

よく使う表現： cruel monster, heartless monster, a complete monster

巨大なもの、巨体

並外れて大きい、または強力な人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that is unusually big or powerful.

• That truck is a monster.
• We caught a monster of a fish.
• The old printer was a monster that filled half the room.

類義語： giant

よく使う表現： a huge monster, monster of something

天才、達人

ある活動で並外れた能力を発揮する人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is extremely good at a particular activity.

• She is a monster on drums.
• Their new guitarist is an absolute monster.
• That young player is a monster on the court.

類義語： prodigy, virtuoso

よく使う表現： monster on guitar, a musical monster

巨大な、ものすごい

非常に大きい、強い、または圧倒されるほどすごい。

やさしい英語で： Extremely large, strong, or impressive.

• He has a monster appetite.
• The band scored a monster hit.
• A monster wave swept across the beach.

類義語： huge, enormous, massive

反対語： tiny

よく使う表現： monster appetite, monster truck, monster hit

ノンプレイヤーキャラクターを演じる

実際に演じるロールプレイで、主催者が管理する登場人物を演じる。

やさしい英語で： To play characters controlled by the organizers in a live role-playing game.

• I will monster at the event.
• She monstered for us last weekend.
• Several volunteers are monstering while the organizers manage the game.

よく使う表現： monster an event, monster for someone