ill

病気の、具合が悪い

病気などで健康ではなく、体の調子が悪い。

やさしい英語で： If you are this way, you are not healthy and may have a disease.

• I feel ill today.
• She became ill during the trip.
• He is still ill with the flu.

使い方： ill with something (She is ill with a stomach infection.)

類義語： sick, unwell

反対語： well, healthy

よく使う表現： feel ill, seriously ill, ill with something

悪意のある、残酷な

人を傷つけたり、残酷に扱ったりする意図がある。

やさしい英語で： Showing an intention to hurt someone or treat them cruelly.

• The prisoners suffered ill treatment.
• I bear her no ill will.
• They suspected him of ill intentions.

類義語： cruel, malicious, unkind

反対語： kind

よく使う表現： ill treatment, ill intentions, ill will

悪い、不吉な

悪い、不吉な、または十分な水準に達していない。

やさしい英語で： Bad, unlucky, or below an acceptable standard.

• Ill luck followed him everywhere.
• Interrupting your host shows ill manners.
• They took the broken mirror as an ill omen.

類義語： bad, poor

反対語： good

よく使う表現： ill luck, ill manners, ill omen

不機嫌な、怒りっぽい

機嫌が悪く、怒っていたり、すぐいらだったりする。

やさしい英語で： Angry, easily annoyed, or upset.

• He woke in an ill temper.
• Her ill mood lasted all morning.
• Even a small delay made him ill and impatient.

類義語： irritable, cross, bad-tempered

反対語： cheerful

よく使う表現： ill temper, an ill mood

悪く、不十分に

悪い方法で、適切でなく、またはうまくいかずに。

やさしい英語で： In a bad, unsuitable, or unsuccessful way.

• The team was ill prepared.
• She felt ill served by her advisers.
• We can ill afford another mistake.

使い方： can ill afford to do something (We can ill afford to replace the roof.)

類義語： badly, poorly

反対語： well

よく使う表現： ill prepared, ill suited, ill afford, ill equipped

問題、弊害

苦しみをもたらす問題や困難、悪い状況。

やさしい英語で： A problem, difficulty, or bad situation that causes suffering.

• Poverty is a serious social ill.
• The report examines the ills of city life.
• No single policy can cure all our ills.

類義語： problem, trouble, misfortune

よく使う表現： social ill, an economic ill, cure an ill, a serious ill

害、危害

人に与えられる損害や傷。

やさしい英語で： Damage or injury done to someone.

• I wish you no ill.
• She never meant him any ill.
• He feared the stranger would do him ill.

使い方： wish someone ill (Despite their argument, she wished him no ill.)

類義語： harm, injury

よく使う表現： do someone ill, wish someone ill, mean someone ill