sign

看板、標識

文字や絵で情報や指示を伝える、板などの目に見えるもの。

やさしい英語で： A board or other visible object with words or pictures that gives information or instructions.

• Read the sign on the door.
• We followed the signs to the station.
• Someone has put up a new warning sign.

類義語： notice, board

よく使う表現： road sign, stop sign, warning sign

兆候、しるし

何かの存在や事実、今後の出来事を示す手がかり。

やさしい英語で： Something you notice that suggests another thing exists, is true, or may happen.

• A smile is a good sign.
• The patient showed signs of recovery.
• Is this a sign that prices will fall?

使い方： a sign of something (Dark clouds can be a sign of rain.); a sign that… (Her smile was a sign that she felt better.)

類義語： indication, signal

よく使う表現： sign of something, good sign, early sign, clear sign

前兆、お告げ

将来の吉凶を知らせると信じられている出来事や物。

やさしい英語で： An event or object believed to predict something good or bad in the future.

• She took the dream as a sign.
• They believed the bird was a sign of good luck.
• Was the sudden storm a sign from heaven?

使い方： a sign of something (They believed the comet was a sign of disaster.)

類義語： omen, portent

よく使う表現： a bad sign, sign from heaven, read the sign

署名する、サインする

書類に名前を書き、同意や自分が書いたことを示す。

やさしい英語で： To write your name on a document to show that you agree with it or wrote it.

• Please sign this form.
• They signed the agreement yesterday.
• Have you signed your name at the bottom?

よく使う表現： sign a contract, sign your name, sign a form

契約する

契約を結んで人を雇ったり、チームに迎えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To employ someone by agreeing on a contract with them.

• The club wants to sign him.
• The label signed two young singers.
• They signed her to a new contract.

使い方： sign someone to something (The company signed her to a three-year contract.)

類義語： hire, recruit

よく使う表現： sign someone, sign a player, sign a singer, sign a musician

合図する、手話で伝える

手の動きや身ぶりで相手に意思を伝える。

やさしい英語で： To communicate with someone by moving your hands or making other gestures.

• She signed to him to stop.
• They signed across the crowded room.
• Can you sign that message to her?

使い方： sign to someone (She signed to him to wait outside.); sign that… (He signed that he needed help.)

類義語： gesture, signal

よく使う表現： sign to someone, sign a message, sign in silence