brother

兄、弟

自分と父母の一方または両方が同じ男性。年上なら兄、年下なら弟。

やさしい英語で： A boy or man who has one or both parents in common with you.

• My brother is ten.
• Her two brothers live nearby.
• Is he your older brother?

類義語： male sibling

よく使う表現： older brother, younger brother, twin brother

同胞、修道士

同じ宗教団体や組合などに属する男性。修道士を指すこともある。

やさしい英語で： A male member of the same religious community, union, or similar group.

• The brothers live in a monastery.
• Brother Paul welcomed us to the church.
• Our union brothers supported us during the strike.

類義語： fellow member

よく使う表現： brother in faith, union brother, religious brother

同胞、仲間

自分と対等だと感じる人や、人として強い親しみを感じる人。

やさしい英語で： A person seen as your equal or as sharing a close human bond with you.

• He treated every stranger as a brother.
• We stood together as brothers in the struggle for freedom.
• She called the fellow campaigner her brother in spirit.

類義語： fellow, comrade, companion

よく使う表現： fellow brother, brother in arms, brother in struggle

兄弟のように扱う

相手を兄弟のように親しく大切に扱うこと。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone with the care and closeness you would show a male family member.

• He brothered the lonely stranger.
• They brothered him despite their differences.
• She brothered the young traveler with warmth and kindness.

類義語： befriend

よく使う表現： brother someone, brother a stranger

やれやれ、まったく

腹が立つ時や、あまりにばかばかしいと感じる時に言う言葉。

やさしい英語で： You say this when something annoys you or seems very silly.

• Oh, brother! The printer has stopped again.
• Oh, brother! Another meeting about meetings.
• Oh, brother! Do we really need to hear that story again?

類義語： good grief, oh dear

よく使う表現： oh brother, oh brother again