strength

精神力、強さ

困難な時にも勇気を失わず、進み続ける力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to stay brave and keep going during difficult times.

• Her family gave her strength.
• He found the strength to face another difficult day.
• She showed great strength after losing her job.

使い方： strength to do something (She found the strength to ask for help.)

類義語： resilience, fortitude, courage

反対語： weakness

よく使う表現： inner strength, emotional strength, strength to continue

精神力、強さ

困難な時にも勇気を失わず、進み続ける力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to stay brave and keep going during difficult times.

• Her family gave her strength.
• He found the strength to face another difficult day.
• She showed great strength after losing her job.

使い方： strength to do something (She found the strength to ask for help.)

類義語： resilience, fortitude, courage

反対語： weakness

よく使う表現： inner strength, emotional strength, strength to continue

長所、強み

人や計画、物がうまくいくのに役立つ、良い特徴や能力。

やさしい英語で： A good quality or ability that helps a person, plan, or thing succeed.

• Patience is her greatest strength.
• The plan has several strengths.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

類義語： strong point, advantage, asset

反対語： weakness, shortcoming

よく使う表現： main strength, someone’s strength, strengths and weaknesses

強さ、強度

力や作用、物質、感情がどれほど強いかという程度。

やさしい英語で： How powerful a force is or how strong an effect, substance, or feeling is.

• The wind gained strength overnight.
• Check the strength of the medicine before taking it.
• The signal strength dropped inside the tunnel.

使い方： the strength of something (The strength of the current made swimming dangerous.)

類義語： intensity, power, potency

反対語： weakness

よく使う表現： signal strength, strength of something, full strength

兵力、人員数

集団にいる人の数。特に軍隊やチームについていう。

やさしい英語で： The number of people in a group, especially an army or team.

• The regiment was at full strength.
• Illness reduced the team’s strength to eight players.
• The army’s strength reached twenty thousand soldiers.

使い方： at full strength (The unit is finally at full strength.); the strength of something (The strength of the force was five hundred officers.)

類義語： size, numbers

よく使う表現： full strength, regiment strength, below strength