plight

窮状、苦境

人が置かれている、とても困難な状況やつらい境遇。

やさしい英語で： A very difficult or unhappy situation that someone is in.

• Their plight made us sad.
• The film highlights the plight of refugees.
• Who will help these workers in their desperate plight?

使い方： the plight of someone/something (The report describes the plight of homeless families.)

類義語： predicament, trouble, difficult situation

よく使う表現： desperate plight, plight of refugees, someone's plight

結婚を誓う、貞節を誓う

特に結婚式で、相手との結婚や貞節を誓う。

やさしい英語で： To promise to marry someone or remain faithful to them, especially in a wedding ceremony.

• The couple plighted their troth.
• She plighted her troth to him before their families.
• They had plighted their marriage vows in the village church.

使い方： plight one's troth to someone (At the altar, he plighted his troth to her.)

類義語： pledge, vow

よく使う表現： plight one's troth, plight marriage vows

誓う、約束する

人に固く約束したり、何かをすると誓ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a serious promise to someone or promise that you will do something.

• He plighted his word to return.
• The knights plighted their faith to the new ruler.
• She had plighted herself to protect the child.

使い方： plight oneself to do something (He plighted himself to serve the king faithfully.)

類義語： pledge, promise, vow

よく使う表現： plight one's word, plight one's faith, plight oneself