blind

目の見えない、盲目の

目が見えない、またはほとんど見えない。

やさしい英語で： Unable to see, or able to see only very little.

• She has been blind since birth.
• He is partially blind in his left eye.
• The museum provides audio guides for blind visitors.

使い方： blind in one/both eyes (He is blind in one eye.)

類義語： sightless

反対語： sighted

よく使う表現： blind person, partially blind, blind in something

気づかない、見ようとしない

大切な事実や問題に気づかない、または気づこうとしない。

やさしい英語で： Unable or unwilling to notice an important fact or problem.

• She was blind to his faults.
• How could we have been so blind about the risks?
• Their success made them blind to serious problems.

使い方： blind to something (He was blind to the danger.)

類義語： unaware, oblivious

反対語： aware

よく使う表現： blind to something, blind about something

行き止まりの

先まで行っても出口がない。

やさしい英語で： Having no way out at the far end.

• We turned into a blind alley.
• The blind tunnel ended at a rock face.
• They found themselves in a narrow blind passage.

類義語： dead-end

よく使う表現： blind alley, blind tunnel, blind passage

開口部のない、窓のない

窓や扉などの開口部がない。

やさしい英語で： Having no windows, doors, or other openings.

• The courtyard faced a blind wall.
• A blind facade gave the building a severe appearance.
• They painted a mural on the warehouse’s blind side.

類義語： windowless, blank

よく使う表現： blind wall, blind facade

ブラインド、日よけ

上げ下げしたり向きを変えたりして光を調節する窓の覆い。

やさしい英語で： A window covering that you raise, lower, or adjust to control light.

• Please lower the blind.
• We fitted new blinds in the kitchen.
• Sunlight came through the gaps in the blind.

類義語： shade

よく使う表現： roller blind, window blind, lower the blind

観察小屋、隠れ場

動物の観察や狩りをするために人が隠れる場所。

やさしい英語で： A shelter where people hide while watching or hunting animals.

• The hunter waited in a blind.
• We watched the ducks from a wooden blind.
• They built a blind beside the marsh.

類義語： hide, hiding place

よく使う表現： duck blind, hunting blind, bird blind

ブラインド

ポーカーで、手札を見る前に必ず出さなければならない賭け金。

やさしい英語で： A bet that a poker player must make before seeing their cards.

• He posted the small blind.
• The big blind increased after an hour.
• Players must pay their blinds before the cards are dealt.

類義語： forced bet

よく使う表現： small blind, big blind, post a blind

無得点

昔の野球の得点記録で、零点を表す言葉。

やさしい英語で： A score of zero in an old form of baseball scoring.

• The scorer recorded a blind.
• Their first inning ended with a blind on the score sheet.
• The old baseball report lists three blinds for the visiting team.

類義語： zero

よく使う表現： a blind, record a blind