highway

幹線道路、高速道路

各地を結ぶ主要な道路。速く走れるよう複数の車線があることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A main road between places, often with several lanes for fast traffic.

• We took the highway to the city.
• There was heavy traffic on the highway.
• Leave the highway at the next exit.

類義語： main road

よく使う表現： major highway, highway exit, divided highway

公道、道路

誰でも通れる道路。特に自動車が通る大きな道路。

やさしい英語で： A road that the public can use, especially a large road for cars.

• The highway runs past our town.
• Workers are repairing the public highway.
• Several highways connect these small towns.

類義語： road, public road

よく使う表現： public highway, busy highway, highway traffic

道

特定の結果につながる行動の仕方や生き方。

やさしい英語で： A course of action or life that leads toward a particular result.

• She was on a highway to success.
• They feared the policy was a highway to disaster.
• His ambition put him on the highway to greatness.

使い方： highway to something (He saw the scholarship as a highway to success.)

類義語： path, road, route

よく使う表現： highway to success, highway to ruin