proper

正しい、適切な

仕事や状況、目的に合っており、正しく行われていること。

やさしい英語で： Correct or right for the job, situation, or purpose.

• Use the proper tools for this job.
• Nobody explained the proper way to fill in the form.
• Have you received proper training?

使い方： proper way to do something (Show me the proper way to hold the tool.)

類義語： correct, right, appropriate

反対語： wrong, improper

よく使う表現： the proper way, proper use, proper equipment

適切な、ふさわしい

特定の目的や状況にふさわしいこと。

やさしい英語で： Suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

• Wait for the proper time to ask.
• This is the proper place for a quiet conversation.
• We lacked proper clothing for the cold weather.

使い方： proper for something (These shoes are proper for a formal dinner.)

類義語： suitable, appropriate, fitting

反対語： unsuitable, inappropriate

よく使う表現： the proper time, the proper place, proper clothing

礼儀正しい、品行方正な

一般的な礼儀や行儀の決まりにかなっていること。

やさしい英語で： Acceptable according to the usual rules of polite behavior.

• Her manners were always proper.
• It was not proper to interrupt the speaker.
• They expected guests to wear proper evening dress.

使い方： proper to do something (Is it proper to leave before the host?)

類義語： respectable, polite, decorous

反対語： improper

よく使う表現： proper behavior, proper manners, perfectly proper, a proper gentleman

本体の、中心部の

周囲の地域や付属する部分を除いた、その場所や物の中心となる部分。

やさしい英語で： The main part of a place or thing, excluding areas or parts around it.

• We finally reached the town proper.
• The gardens lie outside the palace proper.
• Does this district belong to the city proper?

使い方： noun + proper (The city proper has fewer residents than the surrounding suburbs.)

よく使う表現： the city proper, the town proper, the building proper