inclined

する傾向がある、する気がある

あることをする傾向がある、またはそれをする気がある。

やさしい英語で： Likely to do something, or feeling that you want to do it.

• I am inclined to agree.
• She felt inclined to stay home that evening.
• Are you inclined to believe his story?

使い方： be inclined to do something (I am inclined to accept her offer.); inclined toward something (He is inclined toward a quieter lifestyle.)

類義語： disposed, minded

反対語： disinclined

よく使う表現： inclined to agree, inclined to believe, feel inclined

傾斜した、斜めの

平らや水平ではなく、角度がついて傾いている。

やさしい英語で： Sloping at an angle instead of being flat or level.

• The roof is slightly inclined.
• The box slid down the inclined surface.
• We measured a plane inclined at thirty degrees.

使い方： inclined at an angle (The ramp is inclined at an angle of fifteen degrees.)

類義語： sloping, slanted, tilted

反対語： level

よく使う表現： inclined plane, inclined surface, inclined at something