realistic

現実的な

実際の状況や使える資源に合っていて、実行できる。

やさしい英語で： Something is possible to do because it fits the facts and the resources available.

• We need a realistic plan.
• Is that deadline realistic?
• They set realistic targets for the next year.

類義語： practical, achievable, feasible

反対語： unrealistic

よく使う表現： realistic goal, realistic budget, realistic expectations

現実的な

状況をありのままに理解し、何がうまくいきそうか判断できる。

やさしい英語で： You understand what a situation is really like and what is likely to work.

• Try to be realistic.
• She is realistic about her chances of winning.
• A realistic manager accepts that mistakes happen.

使い方： be realistic about something (We must be realistic about our limited time.)

類義語： practical, sensible, clear-eyed

反対語： unrealistic

よく使う表現： be realistic, realistic about something, realistic attitude

写実的な、リアルな

絵や物語などが、現実の見た目や出来事を忠実に表している。

やさしい英語で： A picture, story, or other work shows things as they look or happen in real life.

• The drawing looks very realistic.
• The film gives a realistic picture of village life.
• Her characters speak in realistic ways.

類義語： lifelike, true to life

反対語： unrealistic

よく使う表現： realistic portrait, realistic dialogue, realistic depiction