heavyweight

ヘビー級、ヘビー級ボクサー

ボクシングで最も体重が重い選手の階級。また、その選手。

やさしい英語で： The boxing group for the heaviest fighters, or a fighter in that group.

• He fights as a heavyweight.
• Two heavyweights will compete for the title tonight.
• She moved up to heavyweight after gaining weight.

よく使う表現： world heavyweight, heavyweight champion, heavyweight division

大物、巨漢

体が非常に大きい人や、力・影響力・能力が特に優れた人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is very large or has great strength, influence, or ability.

• He is a political heavyweight.
• Several intellectual heavyweights spoke at the conference.
• The doorman was a heavyweight who towered over us.

使い方： a heavyweight in something (She is a heavyweight in the publishing industry.)

類義語： major figure, powerhouse

よく使う表現： intellectual heavyweight, political heavyweight, industry heavyweight

重量級、重量級選手

レスリングや重量挙げなどで、体重の重い選手の階級。また、その選手。

やさしい英語で： A sports group for heavier players, or a player in that group, especially in wrestling or weightlifting.

• The heavyweight won gold in judo.
• Two heavyweights reached the wrestling final.
• He competes at heavyweight in local weightlifting events.

よく使う表現： judo heavyweight, heavyweight wrestler, heavyweight category

ヘビー級の、重量級の

競技で、最も体重の重い選手の階級に属すること。

やさしい英語で： Belonging to a sports group for the heaviest fighters or players.

• He is a heavyweight boxer.
• She won the heavyweight title last year.
• The heavyweight wrestling final starts at six.

よく使う表現： heavyweight boxer, heavyweight title, heavyweight bout

厚手の、重い

同じ種類のものと比べて、重かったり厚かったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Heavier or thicker than similar things.

• Use heavyweight paper for the cards.
• This jacket is made from heavyweight cotton.
• The heavyweight fabric keeps out the cold.

類義語： heavy, thick

反対語： lightweight

よく使う表現： heavyweight paper, heavyweight cotton, heavyweight fabric

有力な、一流の

ある仕事の分野で、大きな影響力や高い実績があること。

やさしい英語で： Having great influence or success in a particular kind of work.

• They hired a heavyweight lawyer.
• Several heavyweight academics supported her research.
• A heavyweight investor joined the company board.

類義語： leading, influential, prominent

よく使う表現： heavyweight politician, heavyweight lawyer, heavyweight academic

重要な、重厚な

とても重要で、本格的だったり強い印象を与えたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Very important, serious, or impressive.

• The book offers heavyweight analysis.
• We listened to a heavyweight debate about education.
• This is a heavyweight report with major policy implications.

類義語： important, substantial, impressive

反対語： trivial

よく使う表現： heavyweight analysis, heavyweight debate, heavyweight research