express

速達の、急行の

人を運んだり物を届けたりするのを、速く行うための。

やさしい英語で： Designed to carry people or deliver things quickly.

• We chose express delivery.
• The express bus reaches the airport in thirty minutes.
• Is there an express service for urgent parcels?

類義語： fast, rapid

反対語： slow

よく使う表現： express delivery, express train, express service

明示された、明確な

推測しなくてもわかるように、はっきり直接述べられた。

やさしい英語で： Stated clearly and directly, rather than left for someone to guess.

• You need her express permission.
• He ignored my express instructions to stay home.
• They bought the land for the express purpose of building a school.

類義語： explicit, specific

反対語： implicit

よく使う表現： express permission, express consent, express instructions

そっくりの、忠実な

人や物を、実際の姿とまったく同じように表している。

やさしい英語で： Showing someone or something exactly as they really are.

• The boy was the express image of his father.
• The portrait presented an express likeness of the queen.
• They called the statue the express image of the hero.

類義語： exact, faithful

よく使う表現： express image, express likeness

急行、急行列車

停車駅を少なくするなどして、速く走る列車やほかの交通サービス。

やさしい英語で： A train or other transport service that travels quickly, often with fewer stops.

• We took the express to the airport.
• The morning express leaves from platform four.
• Did you catch the express or the slower train?

類義語： express train

よく使う表現： take the express, airport express, catch the express

急行で、直通で

速く、または直接に。特に、すべての駅には止まらずに。

やさしい英語で： Quickly or directly, especially without stopping at every station.

• This train runs express to the city centre.
• The bus goes express after the next stop.
• We travelled express and arrived an hour earlier.

類義語： direct

よく使う表現： run express, travel express, go express

表現する、伝える

言葉や行動、芸術で自分の考えや気持ちを伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To make your thoughts or feelings known through words, actions, or art.

• She expressed her thanks with a smile.
• It is sometimes hard to express yourself clearly.
• He expressed his anger in a letter to the manager.

使い方： express yourself (Music helps her express herself.); express something through something (He expresses his feelings through painting.)

類義語： convey, communicate

反対語： conceal

よく使う表現： express feelings, express yourself, express an opinion, express an idea