barely

やっと、かろうじて

非常に難しいことを、なんとかできる様子。

やさしい英語で： Only just able to do something, because it is very difficult.

• I can barely hear you.
• He could barely stand after the race.
• We barely managed to lift the box.

類義語： hardly

よく使う表現： barely able to, barely manage something, can barely walk

ほとんどない、かすかに

程度がとても小さく、ほぼ当てはまらないか、気づかないほど。

やさしい英語で： To such a small degree that something is almost not true or noticeable.

• The mark is barely visible.
• Her expression barely changed.
• The music was barely audible from outside.

類義語： hardly, scarcely

よく使う表現： barely visible, barely noticeable, barely touch something

わずかに、たった

数量の前で、その量がごく少ない、または予想より少ないことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used before an amount to show that it is very small or less than expected.

• We have barely enough money.
• Barely ten people came to the meeting.
• She ate barely half her lunch.

類義語： scarcely, only

よく使う表現： barely enough, barely half, barely ten minutes

ぎりぎりで、かろうじて

失敗や別の結果との間に、ごくわずかな差しかない様子。

やさしい英語で： By only a small amount, with almost no room for failure or difference.

• I barely passed the test.
• Our team barely won the final.
• They barely escaped before the roof fell.

類義語： narrowly, only just

よく使う表現： barely pass, barely win, barely escape

たった今、やっと

あることが起きてすぐに、別のことが起きる場合に使う。

やさしい英語で： Used when one thing has only just happened before another thing happens.

• The film had barely started when she left.
• I had barely sat down when the phone rang.
• He had barely finished before another task arrived.

使い方： had barely done something when… (We had barely arrived when it started raining.)

類義語： only just, scarcely

よく使う表現： barely begun, barely arrived, had barely finished

たった今

ごく短い時間の前に起きたことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Only a very short time ago.

• I barely got here a minute ago.
• She barely called me, so the news is fresh.
• We barely finished lunch, and I am still full.

類義語： just, recently

よく使う表現： barely got here, barely finished something