spirit

霊、精霊

幽霊など、体を持たずに存在すると信じられているもの。

やさしい英語で： A being believed to exist without a physical body, such as a ghost.

• They believe a spirit lives here.
• The story describes spirits that guard the forest.
• She thought she had seen an evil spirit.

類義語： ghost, supernatural being

よく使う表現： evil spirit, forest spirit, see a spirit

熱意、活気、意気

活動や集団に向けた元気や興奮、強く応援する気持ち。

やさしい英語で： Energy, excitement, and strong support for an activity or group.

• The team showed great spirit.
• Her speech was full of spirit.
• Everyone cheered to show their school spirit.

類義語： enthusiasm, energy, passion

反対語： apathy

よく使う表現： team spirit, school spirit, full of spirit

趣旨、精神

規則や発言のもとになっている考えや目的。

やさしい英語で： The basic idea or purpose behind a rule or statement.

• This follows the spirit of the rule.
• They respected the spirit of our agreement.
• Her decision went against the spirit of the law.

使い方： the spirit of something (Sharing the prize follows the spirit of the competition.)

類義語： intent, purpose

よく使う表現： spirit of something, in the spirit

魂、精神

人の目に見えない部分。死後も生き続けると信じる人もいる。

やさしい英語で： The unseen part of a person, believed by some to live on after death.

• Some people believe the spirit never dies.
• She prayed for her father’s spirit.
• They wanted to contact the spirits of their ancestors.

類義語： soul

反対語： body

よく使う表現： body and spirit, someone’s spirit, human spirit

魂、霊

生き物の体を超えて存在すると信じられている部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a living being believed to exist beyond its physical body.

• They believe the spirit survives death.
• She prayed for his spirit to find peace.
• The story describes spirits leaving their bodies.

類義語： soul

よく使う表現： human spirit, departed spirit, spirit lives on

アルコール、蒸留酒

アルコールなど蒸発しやすい液体。spiritsは度数の高い酒も指す。

やさしい英語で： A liquid that easily turns into gas, especially alcohol; strong alcoholic drinks are also called spirits.

• The cleaner contains a strong spirit.
• She used white spirit to clean the brush.
• The bar sells beer, wine, and spirits.

よく使う表現： methylated spirit, white spirit, spirit bottle

ひそかに連れ去る、ひそかに持ち去る

人や物を素早く、ひそかに別の場所へ連れていく、または運び去る。

やさしい英語で： To take someone or something away quickly and secretly.

• They spirited the child away.
• Someone had spirited the documents out of the office.
• The singer was spirited away before reporters arrived.

使い方： spirit someone/something away (The guards spirited the witness away.); spirit someone out of somewhere (Friends spirited her out of the building.)

類義語： whisk away, smuggle away

よく使う表現： spirit someone away, spirit something away, spirit someone out

元気づける、鼓舞する

人に元気や勇気、やる気を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone more energy, courage, or excitement.

• Her praise spirited him up.
• The music spirited the weary troops.
• Their success spirited up the whole company.

使い方： spirit someone up (The promise of victory spirited the soldiers up.)

類義語： encourage, inspire, hearten

反対語： discourage

よく使う表現： spirit someone up, spirit the troops