jazz

ジャズ

はっきりしたリズムがあり、演奏中に即興で作る部分をよく含む音楽。

やさしい英語で： A style of music with strong rhythms, often including parts musicians create as they play.

• She listens to jazz every evening.
• A jazz band played at the wedding.
• Do you prefer jazz or classical music?

よく使う表現： jazz music, jazz band, play jazz, jazz club

そういうもの、あれこれ

一つずつ挙げたり話したりするのを省く、同じような物事や考え。

やさしい英語で： Other similar things or ideas that you do not want to list or discuss.

• We discussed money, taxes, and all that jazz.
• He loves parties, dancing, and all that jazz.
• I am tired of office politics and all that jazz.

類義語： stuff

よく使う表現： all that jazz, and all that jazz

たわごと、でたらめ

意味も価値もない言葉や考え。

やさしい英語で： Words or ideas that have no sense or value.

• Stop talking jazz and tell me what happened.
• I do not believe any of that jazz.
• His excuse was just a lot of jazz.

類義語： nonsense, rubbish

よく使う表現： talk jazz, complete jazz

台無しにする、だめにする

物事をひどく損なったり、失敗に終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To damage something badly or make it fail.

• You have jazzed the whole plan.
• That mistake jazzed everything we had prepared.
• Be careful, or you will jazz it completely.

類義語： ruin, wreck, spoil

よく使う表現： jazz something, jazz the plan

複雑にする

物事を理解したり行ったりするのを、さらに難しくする。

やさしい英語で： To make something harder to understand or do.

• Do not jazz the instructions too much.
• Adding more conditions will jazz the agreement.
• He jazzed a simple plan with unnecessary details.

類義語： complicate

反対語： simplify

よく使う表現： jazz something, jazz the rules