slippery

滑りやすい

歩くと滑ったり転んだりしやすい表面。

やさしい英語で： A surface like this makes it easy to slide or fall when you walk on it.

• The floor is slippery.
• Rain made the steps slippery.
• Be careful on those slippery rocks.

類義語： slick

よく使う表現： slippery road, slippery floor, slippery steps, slippery surface

つかみどころのない

明確な答えや追及を巧みに避けるため、信用しにくい。

やさしい英語で： Someone like this avoids clear answers or being caught, so you cannot easily trust them.

• He is a slippery character.
• The slippery politician avoided every difficult question.
• Her slippery answers made us doubt her story.

類義語： evasive, elusive

反対語： straightforward

よく使う表現： slippery customer, slippery politician, slippery character