stand by

支える、味方でいる

特に困っている人を、引き続き助けて支える。

やさしい英語で： To keep helping and supporting someone, especially when they have problems.

• I will stand by you.
• Her friends stood by her when she lost her job.
• Who stood by him during those difficult years?

使い方： stand by someone (His family stood by him during the trial.)

類義語： support, back

反対語： abandon

よく使う表現： stand by someone, stand by friends

待機する

必要になったらすぐ動けるよう、準備して待つ。

やさしい英語で： To wait and be ready to act when needed.

• Please stand by for instructions.
• An ambulance stood by outside the stadium.
• Our team is standing by to help.

使い方： stand by for something (Please stand by for the next announcement.); stand by to do something (The crew stood by to help the passengers.)

類義語： wait, be ready

よく使う表現： stand by quietly, stand by nearby

忠実であり続ける、貫く

人への忠実さを保ち、決断や約束、信念を貫く。

やさしい英語で： To stay loyal to someone or continue to believe in a decision, promise, or idea.

• I stand by my decision.
• She stood by her principles throughout the debate.
• Will you stand by what you said?

使い方： stand by someone/something (I stand by my promise to help.)

類義語： remain loyal to, stick to

反対語： abandon

よく使う表現： stand by someone, stand by something

傍観する、何もしない

何かが起きても、止めたり助けたりせず見ている。

やさしい英語で： To watch something happen without trying to stop it or help.

• Do not just stand by.
• They stood by while the child was bullied.
• I cannot stand by and let this happen.

使い方： stand by and do something (We cannot stand by and watch people suffer.); stand by while… (He stood by while the others argued.)

類義語： do nothing, look on

反対語： intervene

よく使う表現： stand by silently, stand by helplessly