resolve

解決する

問題や争いを片づけ、困った状態を終わらせること。

やさしい英語で： To deal with a problem or disagreement successfully so it no longer causes trouble.

• We must resolve this problem.
• They resolved their argument before dinner.
• Can the two sides resolve their differences?

類義語： solve, settle, sort out

よく使う表現： resolve a problem, resolve a dispute, resolve an issue

決意する、決議する

何かをすると固く心に決めること。

やさしい英語で： To decide firmly that you will do something.

• I resolve to work harder.
• She resolved never to return there.
• The council resolved that the park should be protected.

使い方： resolve to do something (She resolved to spend less money.); resolve that… (The committee resolved that the building should remain open.)

類義語： decide, determine

よく使う表現： resolve to act, resolve to change

解明する、明らかにする

分かりにくい事柄を説明や答えによって明らかにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something difficult to understand clear by explaining it or finding its answer.

• This clue may resolve the riddle.
• The historian resolved a mystery about the letter.
• Further evidence should resolve any doubts about its meaning.

類義語： explain, clarify, unravel

よく使う表現： resolve a riddle, resolve a mystery, resolve a doubt

決意させる

何をするかについて人に固く決心させること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone certain about what they intend to do.

• The news resolved him to act.
• Her words resolved his mind at last.
• That final insult resolved him to leave the village.

類義語： determine, decide

よく使う表現： resolve someone, resolve the mind

決意、意志の強さ

難しくても何かをやり遂げようとする強い気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A strong wish to do something, even when it is difficult.

• Her resolve remained strong.
• The setback only strengthened his resolve.
• It took all my resolve to keep going.

使い方： resolve to do something (Her resolve to finish the race never weakened.)

類義語： determination, willpower

反対語： indecision

よく使う表現： strong resolve, strengthen someone’s resolve, resolve to succeed, firm resolve