gift

贈り物、プレゼント

代金を求めずに、誰かにあげるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something you give someone freely, without asking for payment.

• Here is a gift for you.
• We exchanged gifts at Christmas.
• He gave the museum a painting as a gift.

使い方： a gift for someone (I bought a gift for my sister.); a gift from someone (This scarf was a gift from my aunt.)

類義語： present, donation

よく使う表現： birthday gift, wedding gift, give a gift, gift for someone

才能、天賦の才

生まれつき持っている特別な能力。

やさしい英語で： A special ability that you have naturally.

• He has a gift for music.
• Her gift for storytelling makes every lesson interesting.
• The twins have very different gifts.

使い方： a gift for something/doing something (She has a gift for explaining difficult ideas.)

類義語： talent, ability, knack

よく使う表現： natural gift, gift for something, gift for music, special gift

授与権、贈与

何かを与える行為、または特に役職を誰に与えるか決める権利。

やさしい英語で： The act of giving something, or the right to choose who receives it, especially a position.

• The post is in the mayor's gift.
• Several church appointments remained in the king's gift.
• The land passed to her by gift.

使い方： be in someone's gift (The appointment is in the governor's gift.)

類義語： bestowal

よく使う表現： in someone's gift, by gift, gift of office

贈る、寄贈する

贈り物や寄付として、誰かに何かを渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give something to someone as a present or donation.

• They gifted us a tree.
• She gifted the painting to a museum.
• He plans to gift some shares to his children.

使い方： gift something to someone (She gifted her collection to the library.); gift someone something (My uncle gifted me his old camera.)

類義語： give, donate, present

よく使う表現： gift someone something, gift something to, gift a painting