classic

典型的な

あるものの普通の特徴や、最もわかりやすい特徴を示す。

やさしい英語で： Showing the usual or most recognizable features of something.

• That is a classic mistake.
• The patient showed classic signs of flu.
• His response was a classic example of bad manners.

使い方： a classic example of something (This is a classic example of poor planning.)

類義語： typical, characteristic

反対語： atypical

よく使う表現： classic example, classic mistake, classic case

古典的な、定番の

流行が変わっても、長年にわたりよいものとして広く評価される。

やさしい英語で： Good and widely admired for many years, even as fashions change.

• She chose a classic design.
• This classic novel still attracts young readers.
• A simple black dress has a classic beauty.

類義語： timeless

よく使う表現： classic style, classic design, classic novel, classic beauty

昔の、往年の

昔の時代のもの。特に、今も楽しまれたり評価されたりするもの。

やさしい英語で： From an earlier time, especially when people still enjoy or value it.

• He collects classic cars.
• The station plays classic rock.
• We spent the evening watching classic movies.

類義語： vintage, retro

反対語： modern

よく使う表現： classic car, classic movies, classic rock

名作、古典

本、映画、歌など、長年にわたって高く評価される作品。

やさしい英語で： A book, film, song, or other work that people admire for many years.

• This film is a classic.
• She enjoys reading nineteenth-century classics.
• That song became an instant classic.

類義語： masterpiece

よく使う表現： a modern classic, read a classic, an instant classic

古典学

古代ギリシャとローマの言語、文学、文化を研究する学問。

やさしい英語で： The languages, writing, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, studied as a subject.

• She studies classics at university.
• Our classics teacher taught us Latin.
• His degree in classics included Greek poetry.

類義語： classical studies

よく使う表現： study classics, teach classics, classics degree

古典作家

作品が長年にわたって高く評価され、研究されてきた作家。

やさしい英語で： A writer whose work has been admired and studied for many years.

• Virgil is a Roman classic.
• The course introduces students to each Greek classic.
• She praised the poet as a classic.

よく使う表現： a Roman classic, a Greek classic, read a classic