favor

頼み事、親切

ほかの人を助けるためにしてあげること。

やさしい英語で： Something kind you do to help another person.

• Can you do me a favor?
• She did me a favor by feeding my cat.
• I owe him a favor after all his help.

使い方： do someone a favor (Could you do me a favor?); ask someone a favor (I need to ask you a favor.)

類義語： kindness, good turn

よく使う表現： do a favor, ask a favor, return a favor, small favor

好意、寵愛

特に力のある人から受ける、好意的な評価や支援。

やさしい英語で： The approval and friendly support of someone, especially a person with power.

• He hoped to win the king’s favor.
• The minister fell out of favor after the scandal.
• Her honest advice earned her favor with the director.

使い方： find favor with someone (The proposal found favor with the council.)

類義語： approval, goodwill

反対語： disfavor

よく使う表現： win favor, lose favor, favor with someone

好む、ひいきする

ほかよりも、ある人や物を好んだり優先して選んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To like or choose someone or something more than others.

• I favor the cheaper option.
• The coach was accused of favoring certain players.
• Most voters favored the plan to build a new park.

使い方： favor A over B (The manager favors experience over formal qualifications.)

類義語： prefer, support

反対語： oppose

よく使う表現： favor someone, favor an approach, favor something over something

かばう

痛む所やけがをした体の部分を、痛みが減るように慎重に使う。

やさしい英語で： To use a painful or injured part of your body carefully so it hurts less.

• He walked slowly, favoring his sore knee.
• She favored her left ankle throughout the match.
• Are you favoring that shoulder because it hurts?

類義語： spare, protect

よく使う表現： favor a knee, favor a leg, favor an ankle

与える、恵む

好意を示して、人に何かを与えたり、その人のために何かをしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To kindly give someone something or do something for them.

• Would you favor us with a reply?
• She favored the child with a warm smile.
• The singer favored the guests with one final song.

使い方： favor someone with something (Please favor us with a song.)

類義語： oblige

よく使う表現： favor someone with something, favor us