holiday

休暇、休日

休息や楽しみのために仕事を休む期間で、旅行することも多い。

やさしい英語で： Time away from work for rest or pleasure, often spent travelling.

• We need a holiday.
• She spent her holiday by the sea.
• How much holiday do you get each year?

使い方： on holiday (We’re on holiday in Greece.); a holiday in somewhere (They booked a holiday in Spain.)

類義語： vacation, break

よく使う表現： on holiday, take a holiday, holiday abroad

祝日、祭日

大切な出来事を祝う日で、仕事や学校が休みになることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A day for celebrating an important event, when people often do not work or attend school.

• Monday is a public holiday.
• The shops close for the holiday.
• Which holidays do people celebrate in your country?

類義語： festival

よく使う表現： public holiday, national holiday, religious holiday

学校の休暇、学校の休み

学校が休みで、子どもたちが授業に出ない期間。

やさしい英語で： A period when schools are closed and children do not attend lessons.

• The summer holiday starts tomorrow.
• Children return to school after the holiday.
• We visited our cousins during the Easter holidays.

類義語： school break, vacation

よく使う表現： school holiday, summer holiday, holiday homework

休暇を過ごす

休息や楽しみのために、仕事や勉強を離れて時間を過ごす。

やさしい英語で： To spend time away from work or study for rest or pleasure.

• We holiday abroad every summer.
• They holidayed on the coast last year.
• Are you holidaying with your family?

使い方： holiday in somewhere (They holiday in Italy every year.); holiday with someone (We holidayed with our cousins.)

類義語： vacation

よく使う表現： holiday abroad, holiday in somewhere, holiday with someone