mad

怒っている、腹を立てている

誰かや何かに腹を立てている。

やさしい英語で： Angry or annoyed about someone or something.

• Don't get mad.
• She was mad at her brother.
• Why are you so mad about this?

使い方： mad at someone (Are you mad at me?); mad about something (He was mad about the extra charge.)

類義語： angry, annoyed, cross

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： mad at someone, mad about something, get mad

気が狂った、正気でない

重い精神疾患のため、普段どおりに考えたり行動したりできない。

やさしい英語で： Unable to think or behave normally because of serious mental illness.

• They thought he was mad.
• The prisoner feared he was going mad.
• In the novel, a mad king hears imaginary voices.

使い方： go mad (The story describes a king who goes mad.)

類義語： insane, mentally ill

反対語： sane

よく使う表現： go mad, mad king, stark mad

夢中の、大好きな

人や物事をとても好きで、夢中になっている。

やさしい英語で： Liking someone or something very much.

• I'm mad about jazz.
• He's always been mad about her.
• Are your children mad about football too?

使い方： mad about someone/something (My sister is mad about horses.); mad for something (He's mad for anything with chocolate in it.)

類義語： crazy about, keen on, passionate about

よく使う表現： mad about someone, mad about something, mad for something

信じられない、とんでもない

とても奇妙で、驚いたり信じられなかったりする。

やさしい英語で： Very strange, surprising, or hard to believe.

• That's a mad idea!
• The whole situation seems mad.
• It's mad that she won twice in one week.

使い方： it is mad that… (It's mad that we both chose the same hotel.)

類義語： crazy, bizarre, incredible

よく使う表現： mad idea, absolutely mad, mad that

悪くない、気に入った

否定の表現で、悪くないと思ったり気に入ったりしていることを表す。

やさしい英語で： In a negative phrase, used to say you like or approve of something.

• I'm not mad at this cake.
• That jacket is bright, but I'm not mad at it.
• Honestly, I'm not mad about the result.

使い方： not mad at something (The new design is unusual, but I'm not mad at it.)

よく使う表現： not mad, mad at it, mad about it