still

静止した、静かな

動かないこと、またはとても穏やかで静かなこと。

やさしい英語で： Not moving, or very calm and quiet.

• The air was still.
• Her hands stayed completely still.
• The lake looked still in the morning light.

使い方： keep still (Please keep still while I take the photo.)

類義語： motionless, calm, quiet

反対語： moving

よく使う表現： keep still, still air, still water

無炭酸の

炭酸の泡が入っていない飲み物を表す。

やさしい英語で： A drink with no bubbles of gas in it.

• I prefer still water.
• They serve both still and sparkling wines.
• Would you like a bottle of still mineral water?

類義語： noncarbonated

反対語： sparkling

よく使う表現： still water, still wine

変わらない、続いている

同じ性質を保ったまま、長く続いていること。

やさしい英語で： Continuing with the same quality over time.

• Her still affection survived their years apart.
• His still devotion comforted her through every difficulty.
• They admired her still patience in troubled times.

類義語： constant, continuing, lasting

よく使う表現： still devotion, still affection

まだ、今でも

以前からの状態が、今も続いていることを表す語。

やさしい英語で： Used when a situation continues from an earlier time.

• I still live here.
• The window is still broken.
• Does your brother still work at the hospital?

使い方： still + verb (I still remember your first visit.); be + still + adjective (The shop is still open.)

よく使う表現： still waiting, still here, still available, still raining

それでも、とはいえ

困難や妨げとなる理由があっても、何かが起こることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used when something happens despite a difficulty or a reason against it.

• It is expensive, but I still want it.
• She was tired but still finished the race.
• The room is small. Still, the view is lovely.

使い方： still, + clause (The journey was long. Still, we enjoyed it.)

類義語： nevertheless, nonetheless, even so

よく使う表現： but still, still try

蒸留器

液体を熱し、蒸気を冷やして集め、より純粋にしたり濃くしたりする装置。

やさしい英語で： Equipment that heats a liquid and collects its cooled vapor to make it purer or stronger.

• The whisky is made in a copper still.
• Steam rose from the old still.
• The distillery replaced its two largest stills.

よく使う表現： copper still, whisky still

静寂、静けさ

深い静けさと穏やかさに包まれたひととき。

やさしい英語で： A time of deep quiet and calm.

• A bell rang through the still of night.
• We listened in the still of the forest.
• Her footsteps broke the still of the dawn.

使い方： the still of something (A bird called in the still of the morning.)

類義語： silence, quiet, calm

よく使う表現： the still, still of night

静める、落ち着かせる

人や物を、より落ち着いた状態や静かな状態にすること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something calmer or quieter.

• She stilled the crying child.
• He breathed deeply to still his racing heart.
• The music stilled our fears for a moment.

使い方： still something (Her gentle voice stilled my fears.)

類義語： calm, quiet, silence

反対語： agitate

よく使う表現： still something, still the noise