painful

痛い、つらい

体に痛みを起こしたり、心に強い悲しみや苦しみを与えたりする。

やさしい英語で： Causing your body to hurt or making you feel very sad or upset.

• The injection was painful.
• Losing her dog was a painful experience.
• It was painful to watch him struggle.

使い方： painful to do something (It was painful to remember their last conversation.)

類義語： hurting, distressing

反対語： painless

よく使う表現： painful experience, painful treatment, painful memories

痛い、痛む

特に体の一部が痛んだり、触れると痛かったりする。

やさしい英語で： Hurting or sore, especially in a part of your body.

• My knee is painful.
• His shoulder was still painful the next morning.
• Are your joints stiff and painful?

使い方： painful to the touch (Her ankle was swollen and painful to the touch.)

類義語： sore, aching

反対語： painless

よく使う表現： painful knee, painful joints, painful to touch

ひどい、見るに堪えない

見る人や聞く人が不快や恥ずかしさを感じるほどひどい。

やさしい英語で： So bad that it is unpleasant or embarrassing to watch or listen to.

• His singing was painful.
• The team's performance was painful to watch.
• Those awkward jokes made the interview painful.

使い方： painful to watch/listen to (Their poor acting was painful to watch.)

類義語： awful, terrible, cringeworthy

よく使う表現： painful performance, painful to watch, painful to hear