mean

意味する

言葉や記号などで、ある考えや内容を表す。

やさしい英語で： To express a particular idea or message.

• What does this word mean?
• A red light means stop.
• Those two phrases mean the same thing.

使い方： mean something (This symbol means danger.); what does something mean? (What does this sign mean?)

類義語： signify, stand for

よく使う表現： mean something, what does something mean, mean the same

意味する

考えを表したり、何かが事実や起こりそうだと示したりする。

やさしい英語で： To express an idea or show that something is true or likely.

• What does this sign mean?
• Those dark clouds could mean rain.
• The red light means danger.

使い方： mean that… (A flashing light means that the battery is low.)

類義語： signify, indicate

よく使う表現： mean something, mean trouble

意図する、つもりである

何かをするときに、よい目的や害を与える目的を持つ。

やさしい英語で： To have good or harmful intentions when doing something.

• She means well, even when her advice is annoying.
• I meant no harm by my question.
• Do you think he means us any harm?

使い方： mean well (He means well, but he often causes problems.); mean someone harm (I never meant you any harm.)

類義語： intend

よく使う表現： mean well, mean no harm, mean someone harm

意地悪な

他人に親切でなく、ひどい扱いをする。

やさしい英語で： Unkind or cruel to other people.

• That was a mean thing to say.
• Why are you being mean to me?
• The other children made mean jokes about him.

使い方： mean to someone (She was mean to her little brother.)

類義語： unkind, nasty, cruel

反対語： kind

よく使う表現： mean person, mean to someone, mean remark

けちな

お金を使ったり、持っている物を人と分けたりしたがらない。

やさしい英語で： Unwilling to spend money or share what you have.

• He is too mean to leave a tip.
• She was always mean with her money.
• Do not be mean about sharing the biscuits.

使い方： mean with something (He is mean with his money.)

類義語： stingy, tightfisted

反対語： generous

よく使う表現： mean with money, mean about tips

粗末な、みすぼらしい

質や見た目が悪い、または暮らしが貧しい。

やさしい英語で： Poor in quality, appearance, or living conditions.

• They lived in a mean little hut.
• His mean clothes offered little protection from the cold.
• Behind the palace stood several mean dwellings.

類義語： poor, shabby, inferior

よく使う表現： mean dwelling, mean appearance, mean clothes

平均、算術平均

いくつかの数を足し、その数の個数で割った値。

やさしい英語で： The total of several numbers divided by how many numbers there are.

• The mean of four and six is five.
• We calculated the mean of all the scores.
• The two groups had different means.

使い方： mean of something (The mean of these five numbers is twelve.)

類義語： average

よく使う表現： arithmetic mean, calculate the mean, mean score

手段、方法

ある結果を得るために使う方法。

やさしい英語で： A method used to achieve a result.

• He sought a mean to secure their release.
• They considered every mean available to achieve peace.
• No honest mean could bring about that result.

類義語： method, way

よく使う表現： a useful mean, every available mean