treat

扱う、接する

人にある態度で接したり、物事をある方法で扱ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way.

• Please treat her kindly.
• They treated all the children fairly.
• Why do you treat my questions as jokes?

使い方： treat someone like someone/something (They treat me like a child.); treat someone/something as someone/something (Please treat this information as a secret.)

類義語： behandle, use

よく使う表現： treat someone kindly, treat someone badly, treat someone fairly

治療する

病気やけがのある人に医療を施し、状態をよくしようとする。

やさしい英語で： To give medical care to a sick or injured person, or do something to improve their condition.

• Doctors treat sick people.
• The nurse treated my cut.
• Can this medicine treat the infection?

使い方： treat someone for something (The doctor treated him for a chest infection.); treat something with something (They treated the infection with antibiotics.)

類義語： care for

よく使う表現： treat an illness, treat a patient, treat an infection

処理する、加工する

物をきれいにしたり保護したり変えたりするため、薬剤や加工方法を用いる。

やさしい英語で： To use a substance or process on something to clean, protect, or change it.

• We treat the wood every spring.
• The water was treated before it reached our homes.
• They treat the metal with heat to make it stronger.

使い方： treat something with something (Treat the wood with oil before using it.)

類義語： process

よく使う表現： treat wood, treat water, treat a surface

扱う、描く

話や文章で、ある話題を特定の方法で説明したり描いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To discuss or show a subject in a particular way in speech or writing.

• The novel treats war seriously.
• Her article treated the issue as a moral question.
• The film treats a painful subject with gentle humour.

使い方： treat something as something (The article treats education as a basic right.)

類義語： present, portray

よく使う表現： treat a subject, treat something seriously, treat something as

論じる、扱う

ある話題について、話したり書いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To discuss a subject in speech or writing.

• This essay treats of freedom.
• The lecture treated several difficult subjects.
• Her early writings treat of life in rural villages.

使い方： treat of something (The final chapter treats of friendship.)

類義語： discuss, address

よく使う表現： treat of something, treat a subject

楽しみ、ご褒美

普段は味わわず、ときどき楽しむうれしいものやこと。

やさしい英語で： Something enjoyable that you have only occasionally.

• Ice cream is a special treat.
• We save these treats for weekends.
• Having a quiet morning was a real treat.

類義語： pleasure, delight

よく使う表現： a special treat, a real treat, an occasional treat

おごり、ご馳走

誰かが提供したり代金を払ったりしてくれる、食事や外出などの楽しみ。

やさしい英語で： Something enjoyable, such as food or an outing, that someone gives or pays for.

• Lunch is my treat today.
• Dad bought us cakes as a treat.
• She organised a seaside trip as a treat for her parents.

使い方： a treat for someone (The picnic was a treat for the children.)

よく使う表現： my treat, a birthday treat, a treat for

うれしい出来事、楽しみ

予想外に大きな喜びをもたらす体験や贈り物。

やさしい英語で： An unexpected experience or gift that gives you great pleasure.

• Your visit was a lovely treat.
• It was a treat to see the garden in bloom.
• We enjoyed several unexpected treats during our stay.

使い方： a treat to do something (It was a treat to hear her sing.)

類義語： delight, pleasure

よく使う表現： a lovely treat, a wonderful treat, a real treat