dialog

対話、会話

二人以上が言葉を交わすこと。問題の話し合いや意見交換など。

やさしい英語で： A conversation between two or more people, often to discuss problems or share ideas.

• We need an honest dialog.
• They continued their dialog by email.
• The talks opened a dialog between the two sides.

使い方： dialog with someone (The council began a dialog with local residents.); dialog between A and B (The meeting encouraged dialog between parents and teachers.)

類義語： conversation, discussion

よく使う表現： open dialog, dialog with someone, constructive dialog

台詞、会話

映画の登場人物が話す言葉。

やさしい英語で： The words spoken by characters in a film.

• The movie's dialog made us laugh.
• She writes dialog for action films.
• I missed some dialog because the music was too loud.

類義語： lines

よく使う表現： movie dialog, write dialog, natural dialog

会話文、台詞

本の中で、登場人物同士のやり取りを言葉で示した部分。

やさしい英語で： The parts of a book that give the words characters say to each other.

• The book has very little dialog.
• Her novels are known for lively dialog.
• Read the dialog aloud to check whether it sounds natural.

類義語： conversation

よく使う表現： write dialog, realistic dialog, pages of dialog