far

遠い、向こうの

自分や特定の場所から、より離れた所にある。

やさしい英語で： At a greater distance from you or from a particular place.

• He sat at the far end of the table.
• We could see houses on the far shore.
• A dog waited in the far corner of the garden.

類義語： distant, remote

反対語： near

よく使う表現： far end, far corner, far shore

極端な

政治的な立場が中道から大きく離れている。

やさしい英語で： Having political views that are very distant from the middle position.

• His views place him on the far right.
• A far left party won several seats.
• The debate drew speakers from the far right and the far left.

類義語： extreme

よく使う表現： far right, far left, far right party

ファーの、遠い

コンピューターで、現在使っているメモリ区画の外にある。

やさしい英語で： Referring to computer memory outside the section currently being used.

• The program uses a far pointer.
• This compiler supports far memory access.
• A far address includes both a segment and an offset.

反対語： near

よく使う表現： far pointer, far memory, far heap

はるかに、ずっと

差が大きいことや、程度が非常に高いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： By a large amount or to a great degree.

• This book is far better.
• We spent far more than we planned.
• The box was far too heavy for me to lift.

使い方： far + comparative (This route is far shorter.); far too + adjective (These shoes are far too expensive.)

類義語： much, a lot

よく使う表現： far better, far more, far too, far less

遠く

場所や時間の隔たりが大きく、または広い範囲にわたって。

やさしい英語で： Over a long distance in space or time, or to a great extent.

• We did not walk far.
• How far is the nearest shop?
• Scientists cannot predict events that far into the future.

使い方： far from someone/something (We live far from the station.); how far + question (How far did you walk?)

類義語： a long way

よく使う表現： far away, travel far, how far, far ahead

から遠く

ある人や場所から、大きく離れていることを表す。

やさしい英語で： At a long distance from a person or place.

• Our house is far from the school.
• She stayed far from home that winter.
• Is the campsite far from the river?

使い方： far from someone/something (The village is far from the coast.)

類義語： a long way from

よく使う表現： far from home, far from someone, far from something