national

全国の、国家の

国全体に関係する、または全国の人々に影響する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a whole country, or affecting people throughout that country.

• Tomorrow is a national holiday.
• She plays for the national team.
• The story appeared in several national newspapers.

類義語： countrywide, nationwide

反対語： local

よく使う表現： national team, national holiday, national newspaper

国の、国民の

特定の国や、その国の人々に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a particular country or its people.

• The national flag flew above the school.
• Rice is part of their national dish.
• They sang the national anthem before the match.

よく使う表現： national flag, national identity, national dish

全国的な

国の大部分、または全土に存在するか活動している。

やさしい英語で： Present or operating in most or all parts of a country.

• She works for a national chain of shops.
• The company has a national network of offices.
• Their business grew from a local shop into a national company.

類義語： nationwide, countrywide

反対語： local

よく使う表現： national chain, national network, national company

国民

法律上、特定の国の国籍を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person who legally belongs to a particular country.

• She is a French national.
• Several foreign nationals applied for visas.
• The embassy helped its nationals return home.

類義語： citizen

よく使う表現： foreign national, British national, French national

全国大会

国の各地から選手やチームが集まる大会。通常は nationals と呼ぶ。

やさしい英語で： A competition with players or teams from across a country, usually called the nationals.

• Our team reached the nationals.
• She qualified for nationals in swimming.
• They won their regional match but lost at the nationals.

類義語： national championships

よく使う表現： the nationals, at nationals, reach nationals