slender

ほっそりした、細い

美しく、または繊細に見えるほど細い。

やさしい英語で： Thin in an attractive or delicate way.

• She has slender fingers.
• A slender tree grew beside the wall.
• He was tall and slender as a teenager.

類義語： slim, thin, narrow

反対語： thick, broad

よく使う表現： slender figure, slender fingers, tall and slender

わずかな、乏しい

量がとても少なく、十分でないことが多い。

やさしい英語で： Very small in amount, often too small to be enough.

• They won by a slender margin.
• There is only a slender chance of success.
• She supported two children on a slender income.

類義語： small, slight, meagre, limited

反対語： substantial, ample

よく使う表現： slender means, slender chance, slender majority