sole

唯一の

ほかに同じものや人がなく、ただ一つだけの。

やさしい英語で： The only one, with no others.

• She is the sole owner.
• His sole reason for leaving was the noise.
• This job became their sole source of income.

類義語： only, single

よく使う表現： sole owner, sole reason, sole survivor

独立した、自立した

権限を分け合ったり許可を得たりせず、自分で行動や決定ができる。

やさしい英語で： Able to act or make decisions independently, without sharing power or needing permission.

• The governor exercised sole authority.
• The agreement gave her sole control over spending.
• He claimed sole power to decide the matter.

類義語： independent, autonomous

よく使う表現： sole authority, sole control, sole power

比類のない、無類の

ほかに並ぶものがないほど特別で優れている。

やさしい英語で： So special or excellent that nothing else is equal to it.

• The poet praised her sole beauty.
• The jewel shone with sole brilliance.
• His verse celebrates the sole excellence of the painter.

類義語： matchless, unparalleled, unequalled

よく使う表現： sole brilliance, sole beauty

靴底

靴やブーツの一番下にある、地面に触れる部分。

やさしい英語で： The bottom part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground.

• These shoes have rubber soles.
• The sole of my boot has a hole.
• Thick soles help keep your feet warm.

よく使う表現： rubber sole, leather sole, shoe sole

足の裏

足の下面にある、地面に触れる部分。

やさしい英語で： The bottom surface of your foot.

• The sole of my foot hurts.
• Warm sand tickled her soles.
• He had a blister on each sole.

使い方： the sole of your foot (A thorn stuck in the sole of my foot.)

類義語： planta

よく使う表現： sole of foot, bare sole, sore sole

シタビラメ

体が平たく、よく食用にされる海の魚。

やさしい英語で： A sea fish with a flat body, often eaten as food.

• We had sole for dinner.
• She fried the sole in butter.
• The fisherman caught three sole this morning.

よく使う表現： grilled sole, sole fillet, lemon sole

靴底を付ける

靴やブーツに底の部分を取り付ける。

やさしい英語で： To attach a bottom part to a shoe or boot.

• He can sole these boots.
• The cobbler soled my shoes with leather.
• How much does it cost to sole a pair?

使い方： sole something with something (The cobbler soled the boots with thick rubber.)

よく使う表現： sole a shoe, sole a boot