happily ever after

いつまでも幸せに

特に物語の結末で、生涯ずっと幸せに暮らす様子。

やさしい英語で： In happiness for the rest of their lives, especially at the end of a story.

• They lived happily ever after.
• The prince and princess married and lived happily ever after.
• Will the couple really live happily ever after?

使い方： live happily ever after (The sisters lived happily ever after in their little house.)

類義語： happily forever

よく使う表現： live happily ever after, happily ever after together

ハッピーエンド

主人公たちの問題が解決し、幸せになる物語や結末。

やさしい英語で： A story or ending in which the main characters’ problems are solved and they are happy.

• This story needs a happily ever after.
• The novel gives every character a happily ever after.
• Readers hoped for a happily ever after, but the last chapter disappointed them.

類義語： happy ending

よく使う表現： a happily ever after, perfect happily ever after

永遠の幸せ

特に夫婦や恋人について、永遠に続くと願ったり想像したりする幸せな暮らし。

やさしい英語で： A happy life that people hope or imagine will continue forever, especially for a couple.

• They finally found their happily ever after.
• She imagined a happily ever after with her childhood friend.
• Their wedding marked the beginning of their happily ever after.

類義語： lasting happiness

よく使う表現： their happily ever after, a happily ever after