easily

簡単に、容易に

大きな努力や苦労をせずに。

やさしい英語で： Without much effort or difficulty.

• I found the house easily.
• She easily lifted the heavy box.
• Can you read this sign easily?

類義語： readily, effortlessly

反対語： with difficulty

よく使う表現： win easily, easily understand, easily find something, easily solve something

容易に、すぐに

起こる可能性が高く、ときには予想より早く起こりうることを表す。

やさしい英語で： With a strong chance of happening, sometimes sooner or more readily than expected.

• Glass breaks easily.
• That mistake could easily happen again.
• She gets upset easily when she is tired.

類義語： readily

よく使う表現： could easily happen, easily offended, easily damaged

断然、間違いなく

他と比べて明らかに優れているなど、疑いのない差を強調する。

やさしい英語で： Clearly and without any doubt, especially when comparing something with everything else.

• This is easily the best cake.
• She was easily the fastest runner in our class.
• That was easily our worst performance this season.

類義語： by far, certainly, undoubtedly

よく使う表現： easily the best, easily the largest, easily the worst