will

だろう

将来、何かが起こるだろうという予想を示す。

やさしい英語で： Use this to say that you expect something to happen in the future.

• It will rain tomorrow.
• The children will be hungry after school.
• Will the shop be open on Sunday?

使い方： will + base verb (The bus will arrive soon.)

よく使う表現： will happen, will rain, will arrive, will begin

するつもりだ

何かをしようと決めたことや、するつもりであることを示す。

やさしい英語で： Use this to say that you have decided or intend to do something.

• I will call you tonight.
• We will ask the teacher tomorrow.
• I will finish this, whatever happens.

使い方： will + base verb (I will bring some food.)

よく使う表現： will help, will call, will try

できる

ある用途に使えることや、十分な広さや強度があることを示す。

やさしい英語で： Use this to say that something can do a particular job or has enough space or strength.

• This bag will hold my books.
• The car will seat six people comfortably.
• Will that key open the back door?

使い方： will + base verb (This room will hold twenty people.)

類義語： can, be able to

よく使う表現： will fit, will hold, will seat

強く願う

思いだけで実現させられるかのように、何かが起こることを強く願う。

やさしい英語で： To wish very strongly for something to happen, as if your thoughts could make it happen.

• She willed the pain to stop.
• He willed himself to stay awake.
• They silently willed their team to score.

使い方： will someone/something to + verb (She willed her tired legs to keep moving.)

類義語： wish

よく使う表現： will something, will someone on

遺贈する

死後にお金や財産を誰かに渡すことを正式に決めておく。

やさしい英語で： To arrange officially for someone to receive your money or property after you die.

• He willed his house to me.
• My grandmother willed me her jewellery.
• She has willed her collection to the museum.

使い方： will something to someone (He willed his farm to his daughter.); will someone something (Her aunt willed her a small cottage.)

類義語： leave, bequeath

よく使う表現： will something to someone, will someone something

遺言書

死後にお金や財産を誰に渡すかを記した正式な文書。

やさしい英語で： An official document saying who should receive your money and property after you die.

• Dad has made a will.
• She left her savings to us in her will.
• The lawyer kept copies of both wills.

類義語： testament

よく使う表現： make a will, write a will, in someone’s will

意志、精神力

困難があっても続けられるようにする心の強さ。

やさしい英語で： The strength of mind that helps you continue when something is difficult.

• She has a strong will.
• His will helped him through months of treatment.
• They never lost the will to fight.

使い方： will to + verb (Her will to succeed kept her working.)

類義語： determination, willpower, resolve

よく使う表現： strong will, sheer will, will to succeed

意思、意向

自分で考えて望んでいることや、しようと決めていること。

やさしい英語で： What someone consciously wants or intends to do.

• I stayed against my will.
• She left of her own free will.
• The vote expressed the will of the people.

使い方： against someone’s will (They took him away against his will.); of someone’s own free will (She joined the group of her own free will.); will to + verb (He still had a will to live.)

類義語： wish, intention, desire, volition

よく使う表現： against someone’s will, someone’s own will, will to live