quality

品質、質

物事がどれほど良いか、または悪いかという程度。

やさしい英語で： How good or bad something is.

• The picture quality is poor.
• We check the quality of every product.
• Has the air quality improved this year?

使い方： quality of something (The quality of the food has improved.); of good/poor quality (These shoes are of poor quality.)

類義語： standard

よく使う表現： high quality, poor quality, quality control

上質、良質

優れていて、手に入れる価値があること。

やさしい英語で： A high standard that makes something good and worth having.

• You can see the quality in this chair.
• Customers will pay more for quality.
• Her work shows real quality.

類義語： excellence

反対語： inferiority

よく使う表現： real quality, lasting quality, quality and care, high quality

特徴、特質

優しさ、強さ、色など、人や物に備わる特徴。

やさしい英語で： A feature of someone or something, such as kindness, strength, or color.

• Patience is her best quality.
• The two fabrics have different qualities.
• Which qualities do you look for in a friend?

使い方： quality of someone/something (Patience is an important quality of a good teacher.)

類義語： characteristic, feature, trait, attribute

よく使う表現： personal quality, leadership quality, special quality

高品質の、上質な

とても良く、丁寧に作られたり行われたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Very good and made or done well.

• They sell quality shoes.
• We need quality ingredients for this meal.
• The school provides quality education at a reasonable price.

類義語： excellent, high-quality, first-rate

反対語： poor

よく使う表現： quality materials, quality service, quality products