handicap

不利、障害

成功したり何かを行ったりするのを難しくするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that makes it harder for you to succeed or do something.

• Lack of money was a handicap.
• His limited experience proved a serious handicap.
• Can better training overcome this handicap?

使い方： a handicap to someone/something (Poor transport is a handicap to local businesses.)

類義語： disadvantage, obstacle, hindrance

反対語： advantage

よく使う表現： serious handicap, major handicap, handicap to someone

ハンディキャップ

実力の低い選手にも公平な勝機を与える競技や条件の調整。

やさしい英語で： A competition, or an adjustment in it, that gives weaker competitors a fairer chance.

• This race is a handicap.
• Her golf handicap fell to twelve.
• The faster horse carried extra weight in the handicap.

よく使う表現： handicap race, golf handicap, low handicap

障害

日常の活動の一部を難しくする、身体や心の状態。

やさしい英語で： A physical or mental condition that makes some everyday activities difficult.

• The old report described her hearing loss as a handicap.
• He was born with a physical handicap.
• The form asked about any mental or physical handicap.

類義語： disability, impairment

よく使う表現： physical handicap, mental handicap, severe handicap

妨げる、不利にする

人が成功したり何かを行ったりするのを難しくする。

やさしい英語で： To make it harder for someone to succeed or do something.

• Poor roads handicap local businesses.
• An injury handicapped her chances of winning.
• We were handicapped by a lack of reliable information.

使い方： be handicapped by something (The team was handicapped by a shortage of players.)

類義語： hinder, hamper, disadvantage

反対語： help

よく使う表現： handicap someone, handicap a team, handicap progress

勝算を見積もる、勝者を予想する

競争相手を調べ、誰が最も勝ちそうかを判断する。

やさしい英語で： To study competitors and decide who is most likely to win.

• He knows how to handicap a race.
• Analysts handicapped the election using recent polls.
• She spends hours handicapping the horses before each meeting.

類義語： assess, evaluate

よく使う表現： handicap a race, handicap the field, handicap an election

賭け率を算定する

レースや競技の結果を予想して、賭け率を計算する。

やさしい英語で： To work out betting chances by studying the likely results of a race or competition.

• She learned to handicap horse races.
• He handicapped the race before placing a bet.
• They use past results to handicap the horses.

類義語： calculate odds

よく使う表現： handicap a race, handicap horse races, handicap the horses