lookout

見張り

危険や敵、警察などが近づくのを見張り、仲間に知らせる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who watches for approaching danger, enemies, or police and warns others.

• A lookout watched the road.
• The thieves posted a lookout by the door.
• Their lookout warned them that a patrol was approaching.

類義語： watchman, sentry

よく使う表現： act as lookout, post a lookout, ship’s lookout

展望台

周囲の広い範囲を見渡せる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where you can see a wide area around you.

• We stopped at the lookout.
• The mountain lookout offers a view of the valley.
• Have you visited the lookout above the beach?

類義語： viewpoint, vantage point

よく使う表現： scenic lookout, mountain lookout, lookout point

自己責任、自分の問題

自分で対処すべき問題や、選択の結果も含めて自分で負う責任。

やさしい英語で： A person’s own concern or responsibility, including the consequences of their choices.

• If you miss dinner, that’s your lookout.
• He chose to ignore the warning; it’s his own lookout.
• How she spends her money is her own lookout.

類義語： concern, responsibility, business

よく使う表現： your own lookout, someone’s own lookout