endgame

最終局面、大詰め

長い過程のうち、計画の目標達成が近づいた最後の段階。

やさしい英語で： The final stage of a long process, when a plan is close to achieving its goal.

• The negotiations have reached their endgame.
• Both sides made concessions as the endgame approached.
• What is the endgame of this political campaign?

類義語： final stage, last phase

よく使う表現： political endgame, negotiating endgame, enter the endgame

終盤、エンドゲーム

チェスで、盤上の駒が少なくなった最後の段階。

やさしい英語で： The last part of a chess game, when only a few pieces remain.

• We reached the endgame with only six pieces left.
• She won the rook endgame by advancing her king.
• Do you enjoy studying chess endgames?

反対語： opening

よく使う表現： rook endgame, pawn endgame, chess endgame

終盤、最終局面

プレーヤーが最終結果を目指す、ゲームの最後の段階。

やさしい英語で： The last part of a game, when players work toward the final result.

• The card game entered its endgame.
• Saving your best tiles can help in the endgame.
• Their strategy works well in the endgames of long board games.

類義語： final stage

よく使う表現： the endgame begins, reach the endgame, endgame strategy

最終課題

クロスワードの解答後に行うことが多い、そのテーマに関わる追加課題。

やさしい英語で： An extra task linked to a crossword's theme, usually completed after filling in all the answers.

• The crossword's endgame revealed a hidden name.
• After filling the grid, we started the endgame.
• These puzzles have endgames that require solvers to rearrange letters.

よく使う表現： crossword endgame, solve the endgame, thematic endgame

最終的に結ばれる、最後に確定する

特に恋人同士について、物語の最後に確定する、またはそう期待される。

やさしい英語で： Shown or expected to be officially true by the end of a fictional story, especially about a couple.

• Fans think these two are endgame.
• The finale confirmed that their relationship was endgame.
• Which couple do you believe will be endgame?

よく使う表現： be endgame, endgame couple, endgame relationship