giant

巨人

普通よりはるかに大きな人。特に物語に登場する巨大な人。

やさしい英語で： A person much bigger than usual, especially a huge person in a story.

• The giant lived in a castle.
• My uncle is a gentle giant who towers over everyone.
• The children told stories about giants in the mountains.

よく使う表現： a friendly giant, a sleeping giant, a gentle giant, a fierce giant

ギガース、ギガンテス

古代ギリシャ神話で神々と戦った巨大な存在の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the huge beings in ancient Greek stories who fought the gods.

• The giant fought against Zeus.
• Ancient artists painted giants battling the gods.
• This Greek giant appears in several versions of the myth.

よく使う表現： a Greek giant, a mythological giant

巨大な、特大の

普通よりはるかに大きい。

やさしい英語で： Much larger than usual.

• They bought a giant cake.
• A giant wave crashed against the rocks.
• We watched the match on a giant screen.

類義語： huge, enormous, massive

反対語： tiny

よく使う表現： giant screen, giant wave, giant balloon