notion

考え、概念

ある物事について持っている考えや信念。

やさしい英語で： An idea or belief about something.

• That is a strange notion.
• She challenged traditional notions of success.
• Where did you get the notion that I was leaving?

使い方： a notion of something (Children develop a notion of fairness early.); the notion that… (I reject the notion that money guarantees happiness.)

類義語： idea, belief, concept

よく使う表現： notion of something, vague notion, reject a notion, basic notion

気持ち、意向、思いつき

はっきりした計画はなくても、何かをしたいと思う気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A wish or intention to do something, often without a firm plan.

• I have a notion to go fishing.
• She took a sudden notion to paint the kitchen.
• His notion to leave faded after dinner.

使い方： have a notion to do something (I have a notion to visit the coast.)

類義語： inclination, fancy, intention

よく使う表現： have a notion, notion to leave, take a notion