off the track

話題から外れた、的外れな

話したり考えたりすべき話題と、関係がないこと。

やさしい英語で： Unrelated to the subject that people should be discussing or thinking about.

• Your answer is off the track.
• We got off the track while discussing our holiday plans.
• That interesting detail takes us off the track.

類義語： off topic, irrelevant

反対語： relevant

よく使う表現： off the track, get off the track

脱線した、線路から外れた

列車などの鉄道車両が、走るべき線路から外れていること。

やさしい英語で： No longer on the rails that a train or railway vehicle should follow.

• The train came off the track.
• Two carriages were off the track after the accident.
• Workers lifted the engine, which had gone off the track.

類義語： derailed

よく使う表現： off the track, come off the track

見当違いの

考えや説明が間違っていて、正しい答えにたどり着けないこと。

やさしい英語で： If an idea or explanation is wrong, it does not lead to the right answer.

• Your guess is off the track.
• Their reasoning was completely off the track.
• Are we off the track with this explanation?

類義語： mistaken, on the wrong track

反対語： on the right track

よく使う表現： be off the track, get off the track