apart

別々に、離れて

一緒ではなく、それぞれ別に。

やさしい英語で： Separately from each other, rather than together.

• They live apart now.
• Keep the two groups apart.
• The twins had never spent a night apart.

類義語： separately

反対語： together

よく使う表現： live apart, keep something apart, consider something apart

ばらばらに

一つのものが別々の部分に分かれるように。

やさしい英語で： Into separate pieces or parts.

• The old chair fell apart.
• He took the clock apart to repair it.
• Can you pull these two pieces apart?

類義語： to pieces

よく使う表現： take something apart, fall apart, pull something apart

別格の、独特の

独特な特徴などにより、他とは明らかに違う。

やさしい英語で： Clearly different from other people or things, often because of unusual qualities.

• She is a musician apart.
• Their skill makes them a class apart.
• These artists are a breed apart.

類義語： distinct, exceptional, different

反対語： ordinary

よく使う表現： a class apart, a breed apart, a world apart

離れて、隔たって

二つ以上の人や物の間に距離がある状態。

やさしい英語で： With space between two or more people or things.

• Stand a little apart.
• The chairs are two metres apart.
• The islands drifted farther apart over millions of years.

使い方： distance + apart (The two houses are fifty metres apart.); apart from someone/something (She stood apart from the crowd.)

類義語： away from

よく使う表現： far apart, metres apart, apart from someone

別として、さておき

あることを考えたり話したりする際、それを別にして。

やさしい英語で： Leaving something out when thinking about or discussing a situation.

• Joking apart, we need help.
• Price apart, both cars suit us.
• Their differences apart, they work well together.

使い方： something + apart (The cost apart, the plan looks sensible.)

類義語： aside

よく使う表現： joking apart, something apart, cost apart