brand new

新品の、真新しい

未使用で全く新しい、または作られたばかり、買ったばかりのこと。

やさしい英語で： Completely new and not used before, or only just made or bought.

• My bike is brand new.
• She bought a brand-new phone yesterday.
• These shoes still look brand new after a month.

類義語： new, unused

反対語： used, old

よく使う表現： a brand-new car, brand-new shoes, something brand new

よそよそしい、気取った

普段と違い、知り合いやなじみの物を知らないふりをしたり、気取ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Behaving differently from usual, often pretending not to know familiar people or things.

• Why are you acting brand new?
• He started acting brand new after he became famous.
• Don't act brand new; you've known us for years.

使い方： act brand new (Don't act brand new just because your rich friends are here.)

類義語： act differently, put on airs

よく使う表現： act brand new, acting brand new

新品の、真新しい

未使用でまったく新しい、または作ったり買ったりしたばかりのもの。

やさしい英語で： Completely new, with no previous use, or recently made or bought.

• The computer is brand new.
• I bought a brand-new coat for winter.
• Is that bag brand new, or have you had it for years?

類義語： new, unused

反対語： used, old

よく使う表現： something brand new, a brand-new bike, brand-new clothes