giveaway

無料配布イベント、プレゼント企画

無料で物をもらえる催し。抽選やコンテストへの参加が必要な場合もある。

やさしい英語で： An event where people receive things without paying, sometimes by entering a competition.

• I entered the giveaway yesterday.
• The shop held a giveaway to celebrate its opening.
• Three lucky readers won books in our latest giveaway.

よく使う表現： enter a giveaway, online giveaway, giveaway event

無料配布品、景品

会社や商品の宣伝などのために、無料で配られる物。

やさしい英語で： Something given to people free, often to advertise a business or product.

• This pen was a giveaway.
• The company’s giveaways included bags and mugs.
• I still wear the shirt I received as a giveaway.

類義語： freebie, free gift

よく使う表現： free giveaway, promotional giveaway, giveaway item

決定的な手がかり、ばれる原因

誰かが隠そうとしている事実を、はっきり明らかにするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that clearly reveals a fact someone may be trying to hide.

• His accent was a giveaway.
• Her smile was a dead giveaway that she knew the secret.
• The price was the biggest giveaway that the watch was fake.

使い方： a giveaway that… (His muddy boots were a giveaway that he had been outside.)

類義語： clue, sign, tell

よく使う表現： dead giveaway, giveaway sign, giveaway that something

無償譲渡、無料配布

代金を求めずに物を他人に渡すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of giving something to others without asking for payment.

• The giveaway of supplies began at noon.
• Critics called the sale a giveaway of valuable public assets.
• The charity arranged a large giveaway of winter clothing.

使い方： giveaway of something (They opposed the giveaway of public land.)

類義語： free distribution, donation

よく使う表現： giveaway of something, land giveaway, massive giveaway

無料の

代金を求めずに人に渡される。

やさしい英語で： Given to people without asking them to pay.

• The shop has a basket of giveaway samples.
• They offered giveaway tickets to local students.
• These giveaway pens carry the company logo.

類義語： free, complimentary

よく使う表現： giveaway items, giveaway samples, giveaway tickets

格安の、破格の

値段が通常よりはるかに安い。

やさしい英語で： So low that something costs much less than usual.

• They sell books at giveaway prices.
• We bought the chairs for a giveaway price.
• Even at giveaway prices, these coats remained unsold.

類義語： very low, bargain

よく使う表現： giveaway prices, giveaway price