forte

得意分野、強み

その人が特に上手にできることや、得意な分野。

やさしい英語で： Something that you are particularly good at.

• Cooking is my forte.
• Public speaking has never been his forte.
• Her particular forte is explaining difficult ideas simply.

使い方： something is someone's forte (Organizing events is her forte.)

類義語： strength, strong point, specialty, talent

反対語： weakness

よく使う表現： someone's forte, not my forte, a particular forte

刀身の根元

剣の刃のうち、柄に近い丈夫な部分。

やさしい英語で： The strong part of a sword blade nearest the handle.

• The forte is near the handle.
• She blocked the attack with the forte of her sword.
• A fencer uses the forte to control the opposing blade.

反対語： foible

よく使う表現： the sword's forte, forte of something, use the forte

フォルテの部分、強奏部

曲の中で、大きな音で演奏される部分。

やさしい英語で： A part of a piece of music that is played loudly.

• The forte surprised the audience.
• The final forte brings the movement to a dramatic close.
• The conductor asked us to repeat the forte.

類義語： loud passage

よく使う表現： the final forte, a sudden forte, orchestral forte

強く、フォルテで

楽器を演奏したり歌ったりするときに、大きな音で。

やさしい英語で： Loudly, when playing or singing music.

• Play these notes forte.
• The choir sang forte throughout the last verse.
• This passage should begin softly and finish forte.

類義語： loudly

反対語： piano, softly

よく使う表現： play forte, sing forte, marked forte

強い、フォルテの

音楽の音や一節について、音量が大きいこと。

やさしい英語で： Loud, when describing a musical sound or passage.

• The last chord is forte.
• A forte passage follows the quiet opening.
• The orchestra struggled with the sudden forte ending.

類義語： loud

反対語： piano, soft

よく使う表現： forte passage, forte chord, forte section