sparkle

輝き、きらめき

表面に反射してきらきら光る、小さな光の点。

やさしい英語で： Bright points of light reflected from a surface.

• The ring has a lovely sparkle.
• Sunlight brought out the sparkle in the glass.
• There was a sparkle in her eyes.

類義語： glitter, shine, brilliance

反対語： dullness

よく使う表現： a diamond’s sparkle, sparkle in something, add sparkle

生き生きした魅力、活気

人や物事を楽しく感じさせる、活気やわくわくする魅力。

やさしい英語で： An exciting, lively quality that makes someone or something enjoyable.

• Her jokes added sparkle to the evening.
• The performance lacked its usual sparkle.
• His conversation has a sparkle that keeps everyone interested.

類義語： liveliness, vivacity

反対語： dullness

よく使う表現： add sparkle, sparkle and wit, lose its sparkle

火花

火や光がごく小さく一瞬光るもの。

やさしい英語で： A very small flash of fire or light.

• A sparkle rose from the fire.
• Tiny sparkles flew above the burning branches.
• She watched each sparkle disappear into the darkness.

類義語： spark

よく使う表現： a tiny sparkle, a sparkle of fire

きらめく、輝く

小さな明るい光がいくつもちらちら輝く。

やさしい英語で： To shine with many small, bright flashes of light.

• The stars sparkle tonight.
• Her necklace sparkled under the lights.
• Water was sparkling all around the boat.

使い方： sparkle in something (The snow sparkled in the sunlight.); sparkle with something (Her eyes sparkled with excitement.)

類義語： glitter, twinkle, glisten

よく使う表現： sparkle in sunlight, sparkle with something

泡立つ

特に飲み物が小さな泡を出す。

やさしい英語で： To produce small bubbles, especially in a drink.

• The wine sparkled in her glass.
• Fresh cider was sparkling in the bottle.
• Does this drink still sparkle after a day?

類義語： fizz, bubble, effervesce

よく使う表現： sparkle in something, sparkle and fizz

火花を散らす

小さな明るい光や火花を放つ。

やさしい英語で： To give off tiny bright flashes or sparks.

• The fire sparkled in the darkness.
• Burning branches sparkled as they fell.
• Hot metal sparkled beneath the hammer.

類義語： spark

よく使う表現： sparkle with fire, sparkle and crackle