neutral

公平な、中立の

どちらの側も有利にせず、誰に対しても公平に扱う。

やさしい英語で： Treating everyone fairly without giving either side an advantage.

• The referee must be neutral.
• We chose a neutral person to settle the dispute.
• A neutral observer watched both teams closely.

類義語： impartial, unbiased, fair

反対語： biased, partial

よく使う表現： neutral judge, neutral observer, remain neutral

中立の、偏りのない

ある考えや意見を支持も否定もしない。

やさしい英語で： Not supporting or opposing a particular idea or opinion.

• I'm neutral on this issue.
• She remained neutral throughout the debate.
• The newspaper took a neutral position on the proposal.

使い方： neutral on/about something (I am neutral on the proposed changes.)

類義語： unbiased, impartial, noncommittal

反対語： biased, partisan

よく使う表現： neutral on something, neutral position, remain neutral

中立の、非同盟の

戦争や争いで、どちらの側も支持せず加わらない。

やさしい英語で： Not supporting or joining either side in a war or other conflict.

• The country stayed neutral during the war.
• They met on neutral territory.
• Several neutral states offered to host peace talks.

使い方： neutral in something (The country remained neutral in the conflict.)

類義語： nonaligned, nonbelligerent

よく使う表現： neutral country, neutral territory, stay neutral

ニュートラル、中立ギア

エンジンの動力が車輪などの可動部分に伝わらないギアの位置。

やさしい英語で： The gear position in which an engine does not drive the wheels or other moving parts.

• The car is in neutral.
• He shifted into neutral at the lights.
• Can you put the gearbox in neutral?

使い方： in neutral (The car rolled downhill because it was in neutral.); put something into neutral (Put the transmission into neutral before starting the engine.)

よく使う表現： in neutral, into neutral, shift to neutral