friend

友達、友人

親しみや信頼があり、一緒に過ごすのが楽しい相手。

やさしい英語で： Someone you like and trust, and enjoy spending time with.

• She is my best friend.
• We became friends at school.
• Are you still friends with Sam?

使い方： a friend of someone’s (She is a friend of my brother’s.); friends with someone (I am friends with our neighbour.)

類義語： pal, mate, buddy

反対語： enemy

よく使う表現： best friend, close friend, friend of mine, old friend

知り合い

誰かを通じて知り合うなどして、少しだけ知っている人。

やさしい英語で： Someone you know a little, perhaps through another person.

• A friend from the club offered me a lift.
• We were introduced by a mutual friend.
• He is a friend of a friend, so I barely know him.

類義語： acquaintance, contact

よく使う表現： mutual friend, friend of someone, friend from work