normal

普通の、通常の

いつもどおり、または予想されるとおりである。

やさしい英語で： Usual or expected, rather than unusual or special.

• We returned to our normal routine.
• Is it normal for the machine to make that noise?
• The shop will keep its normal hours during the holidays.

使い方： normal for someone/something (This weather is normal for October.); normal to do something (It is normal to feel nervous before an interview.)

類義語： usual, ordinary, typical

反対語： abnormal, unusual

よく使う表現： normal life, normal hours, normal behavior, perfectly normal

正常な、健康な

特に病気の後などに、健康で、いつもどおりに行動したり働いたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Healthy and behaving or working as usual, especially after illness.

• I feel normal again.
• Her appetite returned to normal after the illness.
• The doctor said his temperature was normal.

使い方： back to normal (His breathing was back to normal after a few minutes.)

類義語： healthy, well

反対語： ill, unwell

よく使う表現： feel normal, back to normal, normal temperature, normal appetite

規則に従った、正規の

認められた規則や、一定のパターンに従っている。

やさしい英語で： Following accepted rules or a regular pattern.

• The design follows a normal pattern.
• They followed the normal procedure for approving the request.
• The database tables are in third normal form.

類義語： standard, regular, conforming

反対語： irregular, nonstandard

よく使う表現： normal form, normal procedure, normal pattern, normal practice

正規の

ある記数法で、各数字や同じ長さの数字列が等しい頻度で現れる数を指す。

やさしい英語で： Describes a number whose digits and groups of digits appear equally often in a chosen number system.

• Is this number normal in base ten?
• The researcher studied normal numbers.
• They could not prove that the constant was normal.

類義語： customary, ordinary, standard, typical

よく使う表現： normal number, normal decimal

通常の状態

特別な変化や問題がない、いつもの状態。

やさしい英語で： The usual condition of something, without unusual changes or problems.

• Life is back to normal.
• Temperatures rose above normal yesterday.
• How long will it take to return to normal?

使い方： return to normal (The town returned to normal after the storm.)

類義語： the usual state

よく使う表現： back to normal, return to normal, above normal