more or less

およそ、だいたい

数や量が正確ではないが、実際の値に近いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used to show that a number or amount is close to the correct one.

• It costs twenty pounds, more or less.
• The two bags weigh more or less the same.
• We waited an hour, more or less.

類義語： approximately, roughly, about

反対語： exactly

よく使う表現： more or less ten, more or less equal

ほとんど、ほぼ

ほとんど事実であることや、ほとんど完成していることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used to say that something is nearly true or nearly complete.

• The work is more or less finished.
• We had more or less agreed before the meeting.
• Have you more or less recovered from your cold?

類義語： almost, nearly, practically

よく使う表現： more or less finished, more or less ready

およそ、だいたい

正確な値に近い、おおよその数や量を伝えるときに使う。

やさしい英語で： Used when giving a number or amount that is close to the correct one.

• There were fifty guests, more or less.
• The journey took three hours, more or less.
• Both repairs cost more or less the same amount.

類義語： approximately, roughly, about

反対語： exactly

よく使う表現： more or less twenty, more or less equal