dawn

夜明け

太陽が昇る直前に空に見える、ほのかな光。

やさしい英語で： The soft light in the sky just before the sun rises.

• We left before dawn.
• Birds began singing in the pale dawn.
• The first light of dawn filled the room.

類義語： daybreak

反対語： dusk

よく使う表現： dawn light, before dawn, at dawn

夜明け

朝、太陽が昇るころの時間。

やさしい英語で： The time in the morning when the sun rises.

• The boat leaves at dawn.
• We worked until dawn.
• She woke before dawn to catch the train.

類義語： daybreak, sunrise

反対語： dusk

よく使う表現： at dawn, until dawn, before dawn

日の出

一日の始まりに、太陽が地平線から昇ること。

やさしい英語で： The rising of the sun at the start of the day.

• We watched the dawn together.
• The dawn brought golden light to the valley.
• They climbed the hill to greet the dawn.

類義語： sunrise

反対語： sunset

よく使う表現： watch dawn, greet dawn

気づく、思い当たる

それまで分からなかったことに気づき、理解し始める。

やさしい英語で： If something begins to seem clear to you, you suddenly understand it.

• The answer dawned on me.
• It finally dawned on him that she was joking.
• Did it dawn on you why they left?

使い方： something dawns on someone (The truth dawned on her.); it dawns on someone that… (It dawned on me that I had the wrong key.)

よく使う表現： dawn on someone, dawn upon someone

夜が明ける

一日が始まり、空が明るくなり始める。

やさしい英語で： When a day begins, the sky starts to become light.

• The day dawned cold and clear.
• Morning dawned over the sleeping town.
• Another day would soon dawn.

類義語： break

よく使う表現： dawn over something, dawn bright

芽生える、明らかになる

何かが現れたり、はっきり分かったりし始める。

やさしい英語で： To begin to appear or become clear.

• Hope dawned in his heart.
• A look of understanding dawned on her face.
• The full meaning of their discovery slowly dawned on them.

使い方： dawn on someone (A new understanding dawned on her.)

類義語： emerge, appear

よく使う表現： dawn slowly, dawn on someone