fool

愚か者、ばか

よく考えず、分別のない考え方や行動をする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who thinks or acts without good sense.

• Do not be a fool.
• I felt like a fool for losing the keys again.
• Only a fool would believe that story.

使い方： make a fool of oneself (I made a fool of myself at the meeting.); a fool to do something (You would be a fool to ignore her advice.)

類義語： idiot, foolish person

よく使う表現： a complete fool, make a fool, look a fool

道化師

冗談やおどけた行動で、王や女王を笑わせる仕事をしていた人。

やさしい英語で： A person whose job was to make a king or queen laugh with jokes and silly actions.

• The fool made the king laugh.
• A court fool could sometimes criticize the ruler.
• The queen rewarded her fool for his clever jokes.

類義語： jester

よく使う表現： court fool, the royal fool

フルーツとクリームのデザート

柔らかい果物をつぶし、クリームやカスタードと混ぜた甘い料理。

やさしい英語で： A sweet dish made by mixing soft, crushed fruit with cream or custard.

• We had gooseberry fool for dessert.
• She mixed the fruit with cream to make a fool.
• Serve the apricot fool in small glasses.

類義語： dupe

よく使う表現： gooseberry fool, apricot fool, fruit fool

だます

本当ではないことを、人に信じ込ませる。

やさしい英語で： Make someone believe something that is not true.

• You cannot fool me.
• His disguise fooled everyone at the party.
• Do not fool yourself into thinking the problem has gone away.

使い方： fool someone into doing something (The message fooled him into sharing his password.); fool someone with something (She fooled us with a fake accent.)

類義語： trick, deceive, mislead

よく使う表現： fool someone into, fool yourself, fool someone with, fool someone

ふざける

まじめに何かをする代わりなどに、おどけた行動をする。

やさしい英語で： Behave in a silly way, often instead of doing something serious.

• Stop fooling around.
• The boys fooled about during the lesson.
• We spent the afternoon fooling around in the garden.

類義語： mess around, act silly

よく使う表現： fool around, fool about