faint

かすかな、薄い

弱くて、見たり聞いたり匂いを感じたりしにくい。

やさしい英語で： So weak that it is difficult to see, hear, or smell.

• We heard a faint sound.
• The writing was too faint to read.
• A faint smell of smoke came from the kitchen.

類義語： weak, dim, indistinct

反対語： strong, clear

よく使う表現： faint light, faint sound, faint smell

わずかな、かすかな

量や程度が非常に小さい。

やさしい英語で： Very small in amount or degree; only slight.

• She gave a faint smile.
• There is a faint chance of success.
• He showed only faint interest in our plan.

類義語： slight, small, minimal

反対語： great, considerable

よく使う表現： faint hope, faint smile, faint trace

気が遠くなる、ふらふらする

気を失いそうなほど体が弱ったり、めまいがしたりする。

やさしい英語で： Feeling so weak or dizzy that you might become unconscious.

• I feel faint.
• He became faint in the heat.
• She felt faint after standing up too quickly.

使い方： faint with something (After walking all day, she was faint with hunger.)

類義語： lightheaded, weak, dizzy

よく使う表現： feel faint, faint with hunger, faint and dizzy

失神する、気絶する

突然、しばらくの間意識がなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become unconscious for a short time.

• He fainted in the kitchen.
• I nearly fainted when I saw the blood.
• Did anyone faint during the long ceremony?

使い方： faint from something (He fainted from the heat.); faint at something (She fainted at the sight of blood.)

類義語： pass out, lose consciousness

よく使う表現： faint from heat, faint at something, nearly faint, faint from something

薄れる、消え去る

次第に弱くなったり見えにくくなったりして、やがて消える。

やさしい英語で： To become weaker or less visible until nothing remains.

• The golden clouds fainted away.
• We watched the distant glow faint into darkness.
• As evening fell, the colours began to faint.

類義語： fade, vanish, disappear

反対語： appear

よく使う表現： faint away, faint into darkness

失神

突然、短い間意識を失うこと。

やさしい英語で： A short period when someone suddenly becomes unconscious.

• She fell down in a faint.
• He soon recovered from his faint.
• The sudden heat brought on a brief faint.

類義語： fainting spell, blackout, syncope

よく使う表現： in a faint, into a faint, after a faint