buff

愛好家、マニア

ある分野に強い関心があり、詳しい知識を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is very interested in a subject and knows a lot about it.

• My dad is a history buff.
• Film buffs will enjoy this collection of old movies.
• Are you a music buff too?

類義語： enthusiast, fan, aficionado

よく使う表現： history buff, film buff, music buff

強化

ゲームでキャラクターやアイテム、攻撃を強くする変更。

やさしい英語で： A change to a game that makes a character, item, or attack more powerful.

• The new patch gives this weapon a buff.
• Players welcomed the buff to their favorite character.
• Several buffs made the smaller units more useful.

使い方： a buff to something (The update includes a buff to the weakest weapons.)

類義語： improvement, power increase

反対語： nerf

よく使う表現： weapon buff, damage buff, buff to something

素肌

衣服で覆われていない肌。「in the buff」は裸でいること。

やさしい英語で： A person’s bare skin, especially in the expression “in the buff,” meaning without clothes.

• He was sunbathing in the buff.
• She walked out of the shower in the buff.
• They stripped to the buff before jumping into the lake.

使い方： in the buff (He sleeps in the buff.)

類義語： bare skin

よく使う表現： in the buff, to the buff

筋肉質な、マッチョな

大きくて強い筋肉を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having large, strong muscles.

• He looks really buff.
• She got buff after months of lifting weights.
• The buff lifeguard carried the heavy equipment easily.

類義語： muscular, well-built

よく使う表現： buff guy, get buff, look buff

磨く

表面をこすって、滑らかでつやのある状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To rub a surface until it becomes smooth and shiny.

• Buff your shoes with a cloth.
• He buffed the car until it shone.
• The workers are buffing the wooden floor.

使い方： buff something with something (Buff the silver with a soft cloth.); buff something to a shine (She buffed the table to a shine.)

類義語： polish

よく使う表現： buff your shoes, buff a surface, buff something up

強化する

ゲームのキャラクターやアイテムをより強くする。

やさしい英語で： To make a character or item in a game more powerful.

• This spell will buff your character.
• The developers buffed the weakest weapons last week.
• Can you buff the whole team before the battle?

類義語： strengthen, enhance

反対語： nerf

よく使う表現： buff a character, buff a weapon, buff someone’s attack