volunteer

志願する、ボランティアをする

仕事をすることを自ら申し出たり選んだりする。無報酬の場合も多い。

やさしい英語で： To freely offer or choose to do a task, often without pay.

• I volunteer at the local library.
• She volunteered to drive us home.
• Would you like to volunteer for the next event?

使い方： volunteer to do something (I volunteered to wash the dishes.); volunteer for something (She volunteered for the cleanup.); volunteer at something (He volunteers at a food bank.)

類義語： offer, help out

よく使う表現： volunteer to help, volunteer for something, volunteer at something

自発的に話す、申し出る

求められていないのに、自分から情報や考えを伝える。

やさしい英語で： To give information or an idea without being asked for it.

• He did not volunteer any details.
• She volunteered an explanation for the delay.
• Nobody asked, but he volunteered his opinion anyway.

類義語： offer, provide

反対語： withhold

よく使う表現： volunteer information, volunteer an explanation, volunteer advice

人を勝手に志願させる

他人の協力や時間を申し出る。本人に確認せずにすることもある。

やさしい英語で： To offer someone else’s help or time, sometimes without asking them first.

• Do not volunteer me without asking.
• She volunteered her brother to carry the boxes.
• Our boss volunteered the whole team for extra work.

使い方： volunteer someone to do something (My brother volunteered me to cook dinner.); volunteer someone for something (The manager volunteered us for weekend duty.)

よく使う表現： volunteer someone’s services, volunteer someone to help

ボランティア、志願者

報酬を受け取らず、自分の意思で人を助ける仕事をする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who chooses to do work to help others without being paid.

• A volunteer showed us the way.
• The shelter needs more volunteers at weekends.
• Have you worked as a volunteer before?

類義語： unpaid helper

よく使う表現： charity volunteer, hospital volunteer, volunteer work

志願者、ボランティア

仕事や活動への参加を自ら申し出る人。無報酬の場合も多い。

やさしい英語で： Someone who freely offers to do a task or join a service, often without pay.

• We need a volunteer to carry this box.
• Several volunteers joined the rescue team.
• The army recruited volunteers from nearby towns.

使い方： a volunteer for something (We need a volunteer for the first demonstration.)

類義語： willing helper

よく使う表現： ask for volunteers, army volunteer, volunteer for something