sheer

純粋な、全くの

感情や性質がまったくそのものであることや、非常に強いことを強調する。

やさしい英語で： Used to stress that a feeling or quality is complete or very strong.

• It was sheer luck.
• She laughed with sheer delight.
• They finished the task through sheer determination.

類義語： pure, complete, absolute

よく使う表現： sheer luck, sheer joy, sheer determination, sheer nonsense

圧倒的な、膨大な

量や大きさ、程度が非常に大きいことを強調する。

やさしい英語で： Used to stress how large an amount, size, or degree is.

• The sheer size surprised me.
• We struggled with the sheer volume of requests.
• The sheer number of visitors overwhelmed the staff.

よく使う表現： sheer size, sheer number, sheer volume

切り立った、垂直の

ほぼ垂直で、登るのが難しい。

やさしい英語で： Almost straight up or down, making climbing difficult.

• We faced a sheer cliff.
• There was a sheer drop below the path.
• The climbers struggled up the sheer rock face.

類義語： vertical, steep

よく使う表現： sheer cliff, sheer drop, sheer rock face

透ける、薄手の

布がとても薄く軽く、向こう側が透けて見える。

やさしい英語で： Cloth that is so thin and light that you can see through it.

• She wore a sheer blouse.
• Sunlight passed through the sheer curtains.
• The dress has sheer sleeves and a plain skirt.

類義語： see-through, transparent

反対語： opaque

よく使う表現： sheer curtains, sheer fabric, sheer stockings

レースカーテン、薄手の生地

光を通す、とても薄いカーテンや布。

やさしい英語で： A very thin curtain or fabric that lets light through.

• We hung a sheer at the window.
• White sheers let sunlight into the room.
• She layered heavy curtains over the sheers.

類義語： net curtain

よく使う表現： window sheer, white sheer, sheer curtain panel

急に方向を変える、それる

急に横へそれたり、素早く進む方向を変えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly to one side or change direction quickly.

• The boat sheered off suddenly.
• A deer sheered away from the herd.
• The ship sheered to port to avoid a collision.

使い方： sheer off/away (The boat sheered away from the rocks.)

類義語： swerve, veer

よく使う表現： sheer off, sheer away, sheer to port