beard

ひげ

人のあごや頬に生える毛。

やさしい英語で： Hair growing on a person’s chin and cheeks.

• He has a short beard.
• My father grew a beard last winter.
• Do you prefer him with or without a beard?

類義語： facial hair

よく使う表現： grow a beard, long beard, trim a beard, thick beard

ひげ

動物のあごの下に垂れ下がる毛の束。

やさしい英語で： A hanging bunch of hair below an animal’s chin.

• The goat has a white beard.
• Its beard moved as it chewed the grass.
• Both goats had long beards.

よく使う表現： goat beard, long beard, white beard

偽装恋人

同性愛者であることを隠すため、恋人のふりをする人。

やさしい英語で： A pretend partner who helps hide that someone is gay.

• She agreed to be his beard.
• He brought a beard to the family wedding.
• They dated publicly, but she was only his beard.

よく使う表現： act as someone’s beard, be someone’s beard

芒、のぎ

特に穀物などの植物から伸びる、長く細く硬い部分。

やさしい英語で： Long, thin, stiff parts that grow from some plants, especially grains.

• Each barley seed has a long beard.
• The plant’s beard caught on my sleeve.
• These grasses have fine beards.

類義語： awn

よく使う表現： barley beard, beard of wheat

立ち向かう、挑む

強い人や危険な人に、勇気をもって立ち向かう。

やさしい英語で： To face and challenge a powerful or dangerous person bravely.

• Few dared to beard the king.
• She bearded the governor in his own office.
• He was famous for bearding powerful men.

使い方： beard someone (The young lawyer dared to beard the judge.)

類義語： confront, challenge, defy

よく使う表現： beard someone, beard the king