real

本当の、実際の

そう見えるだけではなく、実際に正しい、または事実である。

やさしい英語で： True or actual, rather than only seeming to be true.

• The danger is real.
• She explained the real reason for leaving.
• These changes brought real benefits to local families.

類義語： actual, true, genuine

反対語： apparent, false

よく使う表現： real problem, real danger, real reason

本物の

本来の素材でできている、または説明どおりの本物である。

やさしい英語で： Made from the genuine material, or truly what it claims to be.

• This ring is real gold.
• She bought a bag made of real leather.
• Are those real flowers or plastic ones?

類義語： genuine, authentic

反対語： fake, artificial

よく使う表現： real leather, real gold, real flowers

実在する、現実の

想像や物語の中だけでなく、現実の世界に存在する。

やさしい英語で： Existing in the world, rather than only in someone's mind or a story.

• That animal is real.
• The character was based on a real person.
• As a child, I thought dragons were real.

類義語： existing, actual

反対語： imaginary, fictional

よく使う表現： real person, real world, real animal

実数の

整数、分数、円周率など、数直線上に位置を示せる数を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing any number that can be placed on a number line, including whole numbers, fractions, and numbers like pi.

• Five is a real number.
• This equation has two real roots.
• Every point on this line represents a real number.

よく使う表現： real number, real root, real value

とても、すごく

性質や状態の程度が強いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Very; used to make a description stronger.

• It's real cold outside.
• She ran real fast to catch the bus.
• He got real angry when he heard the news.

使い方： real + adjective/adverb (The children were real quiet.)

類義語： very, really

よく使う表現： real good, real nice, real fast