amateur

アマチュア、愛好家

報酬を得る仕事としてではなく、楽しみのために活動する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who does an activity for enjoyment rather than as a paid job.

• I'm just an amateur.
• The exhibition features paintings by local amateurs.
• She remained an amateur because she enjoyed photography as a hobby.

類義語： hobbyist, enthusiast

反対語： professional

よく使う表現： talented amateur, enthusiastic amateur, an amateur at something, gifted amateur

アマチュア選手

競技することで報酬を受けずにスポーツを行う人。

やさしい英語で： A person who takes part in a sport without being paid to play.

• She still competes as an amateur.
• The tournament welcomes both professionals and amateurs.
• He won several races as an amateur before turning professional.

類義語： unpaid athlete

反対語： professional

よく使う表現： as an amateur, a sporting amateur

素人、未熟者

技術や経験が足りず、物事をうまくできない人。

やさしい英語で： A person who does something badly because they lack the necessary skill or experience.

• Who hired this amateur?
• Only an amateur would make that mistake.
• The repairs were clearly done by amateurs.

類義語： bungler, incompetent

反対語： expert

よく使う表現： complete amateur, rank amateur, bunch of amateurs

アマチュアの

報酬を得る仕事としてではなく、楽しみのために行う。

やさしい英語で： Done by people for enjoyment rather than as a paid job.

• He plays amateur football.
• Our town has an amateur theatre group.
• The competition is open to amateur photographers.

類義語： nonprofessional

反対語： professional

よく使う表現： amateur sports, amateur theatre, amateur photographer

素人っぽい、未熟な

技術や丁寧さが足りず、出来がよくない。

やさしい英語で： Done without enough skill or care to be good.

• The painting looked rather amateur.
• Their amateur workmanship left gaps around the window.
• It was an amateur performance full of avoidable mistakes.

類義語： amateurish, unprofessional, unskilled

反対語： professional, skilled

よく使う表現： amateur workmanship, amateur effort, amateur performance, amateur approach