fear

恐怖、恐れ

人や物事を怖いと感じる気持ち。

やさしい英語で： The feeling of being afraid of someone or something.

• She has a fear of spiders.
• He overcame his fear of flying.
• Fear of the dark kept the child awake.

使い方： fear of someone/something (His fear of dogs began in childhood.)

類義語： fright, anxiety

よく使う表現： fear of something, overcome fear, live in fear, shake with fear

可能性

「no」を伴う表現で、何かが起こる可能性を表し、普通はそれを否定する。

やさしい英語で： In expressions with “no,” the chance that something will happen.

• There is no fear of her being early.
• No fear of him buying dinner; he never pays.
• There was no fear of them working too hard.

使い方： no fear of something/doing something (There is no fear of him arriving early.)

類義語： chance, likelihood

よく使う表現： no fear of, no fear whatsoever

畏敬、畏れ

神への深い敬意。宗教の決まりに背くことへの恐れも含むことが多い。

やさしい英語で： Deep respect for God, often including worry about breaking religious rules.

• He lived in fear of God.
• The sermon described holy fear as respect for God.
• Her fear of the Lord guided her actions.

使い方： fear of someone/something (Their fear of God shaped their daily choices.)

類義語： reverence, awe

よく使う表現： fear of god, holy fear, fear of the lord

恐れる、怖がる

人や物事を怖がったり、悪いことが起こるのを心配したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To be afraid of someone or something, or worry that something bad will happen.

• She fears dogs.
• We feared that nobody would come.
• Do you fear losing your home?

使い方： fear that… (They feared that the bridge would collapse.); fear doing something (He fears losing his job.)

類義語： dread, be afraid of

よく使う表現： fear the worst, fear someone, fear failure, never fear

心配する、案じる

人や物が傷ついたり、失われたりするのではないかと心配すること。

やさしい英語で： To worry that someone or something may be harmed or lost.

• We fear for his safety.
• They feared for their lives during the storm.
• She fears for the future of the business.

使い方： fear for someone/something (She fears for her brother’s safety.)

類義語： worry about, be concerned about

よく使う表現： fear for someone, fear for safety, fear for survival

残念に思う、危惧する

残念なことや不都合なことが事実だと思うと、丁寧に伝える表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to politely say that you think something disappointing or unpleasant is true.

• I fear you are too late.
• We have failed, I fear.
• I fear there is nothing more I can do.

使い方： I fear (that)… (I fear that we have missed the last train.)

類義語： regret to say

よく使う表現： i fear that, i fear so, i fear not

畏れる、崇敬する

神や宗教上の強大な存在に深い敬意を抱くこと。

やさしい英語で： To feel deep respect for God or another powerful religious being.

• They were taught to fear God.
• The preacher urged his listeners to fear the Lord.
• She feared God and followed her faith closely.

類義語： revere, venerate

よく使う表現： fear god, fear the lord