complimentary

無料の、サービスの

代金を求めずに提供される。

やさしい英語で： Given to you without asking you to pay.

• The hotel offers complimentary breakfast.
• We received two complimentary tickets to the concert.
• Are the drinks in this room complimentary?

類義語： free, free of charge

よく使う表現： complimentary breakfast, complimentary tickets, complimentary drinks, complimentary service

称賛する、好意的な

人や物について、よい点を述べたり褒めたりする。

やさしい英語で： Saying good things about someone or something.

• She made a complimentary remark.
• The reviews were complimentary about his acting.
• He was less complimentary when he saw the finished painting.

使い方： complimentary about someone/something (The teacher was very complimentary about your work.)

類義語： praising, flattering, approving

反対語： critical, uncomplimentary

よく使う表現： complimentary remarks, complimentary about something, complimentary review

儀礼的な

手紙の最後に使う、丁寧で形式的な挨拶の言葉を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing the polite, formal words used to end a letter.

• Choose a suitable complimentary close.
• The complimentary closing comes before your signature.
• “Yours sincerely” is a common complimentary close in business letters.

よく使う表現： complimentary close, complimentary closing