prize

賞、賞品

競争に勝った人や、優れた成績を収めた人に与えられるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something given to someone for winning a competition or doing very well.

• She won a prize.
• First prize is a new bicycle.
• What prizes did the winners receive?

使い方： a prize for something (She received a prize for her painting.)

類義語： award, reward

よく使う表現： win a prize, first prize, cash prize, prize money

品評会級の、見事な

名詞の前で、競争で賞を取れるほど優れたものだと表す。

やさしい英語で： Used before a noun to describe something so good that it could win a competition.

• The farmer showed us his prize bull.
• She grew a prize pumpkin in her garden.
• His prize roses attracted visitors from nearby villages.

よく使う表現： prize horse, prize fish, prize pumpkin

戦利品、捕獲物

敵や他人から、力や巧みな計画によって手に入れたもの。

やさしい英語で： Something taken from an enemy or another person by force or clever planning.

• The captured ship became their prize.
• The soldiers divided the prizes taken during the battle.
• The fleet returned with several valuable prizes.

類義語： booty, spoils, capture

よく使う表現： take a prize, a captured prize, war prize

重んじる、大切にする

何かをとても重要だと思い、大切にすること。

やさしい英語で： To consider something very important or valuable.

• I prize your friendship.
• The artist’s early paintings are highly prized.
• They prize these old books for their beautiful illustrations.

使い方： prize something for something (Collectors prize this pottery for its delicate patterns.); prize something above something (She prizes honesty above success.)

類義語： value, treasure, cherish

よく使う表現： prize something highly, prize something above something, prize someone’s friendship

こじ開ける、こじる

道具などで力を加え、無理に開けたり他の物から引き離したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To force something open or away from something else, often using a tool.

• She prized the lid open.
• They prized the metal cover off with a crowbar.
• Can you prize these two boards apart?

使い方： prize something open (We used a screwdriver to prize the lid open.); prize something off something (He prized the board off the wall.)

類義語： prise, pry, lever

よく使う表現： prize something open, prize something off, prize something apart

受賞した、入賞した

競争や品評会などで賞を獲得したこと。

やさしい英語で： Having won an award in a competition.

• The prize bull wore a blue ribbon.
• Her prize vegetables were displayed at the fair.
• Visitors admired the prize roses after the judges announced the winners.

類義語： award-winning

よく使う表現： prize vegetable, prize bull, prize exhibit

並外れた、とんでもない

同種の中で非常に優れたこと。人の愚かさを強調する場合もある。

やさしい英語で： Extremely good or outstanding of its kind; sometimes used to emphasize how foolish someone is.

• What a prize fool I was!
• The collection includes a prize specimen of this rare butterfly.
• He made himself look like a prize idiot at the meeting.

類義語： outstanding, exceptional

よく使う表現： prize fool, prize idiot, prize specimen