echo

反響、こだま

音が壁などに当たって戻り、もう一度聞こえる音。

やさしい英語で： A sound you hear again after it hits a surface and comes back.

• I heard an echo in the cave.
• His shout produced several echoes.
• The echo of her voice faded away.

使い方： echo of something (We heard the echo of a gunshot.)

よく使う表現： hear an echo, echo of something, faint echo

エコー

無線でつづりを伝えるとき、文字Eを表す言葉。

やさしい英語で： The word used to represent the letter E when spelling over a radio.

• The pilot said Echo for E.
• Spell the code as Echo, Bravo, Tango.
• The operator repeated Echo over the radio.

よく使う表現： echo bravo, echo tango, letter echo

響く、反響する

音を反射させる、または音が壁などに反射して再び聞こえる。

やさしい英語で： To send a sound back, or be heard again after sound hits a surface.

• Her voice echoed in the hall.
• The walls echoed his shout back.
• Footsteps echoed through the empty tunnel.

使い方： echo through something (Their laughter echoed through the house.); echo off something (The shout echoed off the cliff.)

類義語： reverberate, resound

よく使う表現： echo through something, echo off something, echo back

繰り返す、同調する

人の言葉を繰り返したり、同じ意見や気持ちを表したりする。

やさしい英語で： To repeat someone’s words or express the same opinion or feeling.

• She echoed her brother’s concerns.
• His statement echoes the views of many teachers.
• Several speakers echoed that message.

類義語： repeat

よく使う表現： echo someone’s words, echo someone’s views, echo a concern