bless

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「bless you」は、くしゃみをした人に気遣いを示す言葉。

やさしい英語で： You say “bless you” as a polite response when someone sneezes.

• Bless you! Do you need a tissue?
• She sneezed, and I said, “Bless you!”
• When someone sneezes, Dad always says, “Bless you.”

よく使う表現： bless you, bless you again

祝福する、恵みを与える

神が人に助けや守り、よいものを与えること。

やさしい英語で： If God does this, he gives someone help, protection, or good things.

• May God bless you.
• They believe the Lord has blessed their family.
• She prayed that God would bless their new home.

よく使う表現： god bless someone, bless our home, bless this family

感謝する、ありがたく思う

感謝や愛情、いたわりの気持ちを相手に伝える言葉。

やさしい英語で： You say this to show thanks, affection, or sympathy towards someone.

• You brought me tea? Bless you!
• Bless her, she remembered my birthday.
• He tried so hard, bless him.

よく使う表現： bless you, bless him, bless her

授ける、恵む

よいものを授けること。多くは、それを持つ幸運を表す。

やさしい英語で： To give someone something good; usually used to say that someone is lucky to have it.

• She is blessed with a beautiful voice.
• We have been blessed with good health.
• Nature blessed the island with rich soil.

使い方： be blessed with something (He is blessed with a good memory.); bless someone with something (Life has blessed them with wonderful friends.)

類義語： gift, endow

よく使う表現： bless someone with something, bless us with something

祝福する、祈りを捧げる

人や物を助け、守ってくれるよう神に祈ること。

やさしい英語で： To say a prayer asking God to help or protect someone or something.

• The priest blessed the children.
• Grandmother blesses the food before we eat.
• They asked a bishop to bless their marriage.

よく使う表現： bless the food, bless a marriage, bless someone

承認する

計画や決定を認めること。権限のある人が認める場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： To approve a plan or decision, often from a position of authority.

• The board blessed the plan.
• Has the manager blessed this change?
• They would not proceed until the committee blessed the deal.

類義語： approve, endorse

反対語： reject

よく使う表現： bless a plan, bless a deal, bless a proposal