pregnant

妊娠している

体内で赤ちゃんや動物の子が育っている。出産を待つカップルにも使う。

やさしい英語で： Having a baby or young animal growing inside the body; also used for a couple expecting a baby.

• My sister is pregnant.
• She was pregnant with her first child.
• The couple announced that they were pregnant.

使い方： be pregnant with a baby/twins (She is pregnant with twins.)

類義語： expecting, expectant

よく使う表現： be pregnant, get pregnant, six months pregnant, pregnant woman

意味深な、含みのある

表には出さない強い感情や重要な意味、可能性を感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： Suggesting strong feelings, important meaning, or possibilities that have not been openly expressed.

• A pregnant silence followed her question.
• He took a pregnant pause before giving his answer.
• They exchanged a pregnant glance across the room.

類義語： meaningful, significant, suggestive

反対語： meaningless

よく使う表現： pregnant pause, pregnant silence, pregnant moment

満ちた、はらんだ

ある性質や感情、可能性を豊かに含んでいる。

やさしい英語で： Containing a great deal of a particular quality, feeling, or possibility.

• The moment was pregnant with hope.
• Her words were pregnant with meaning.
• They saw a future pregnant with promise.

使い方： pregnant with something (The coming year seemed pregnant with possibility.)

類義語： full, filled, rich

よく使う表現： pregnant with possibility, pregnant with promise, pregnant with meaning, pregnant with anxiety