spell

つづる

単語の文字を正しい順番で一つずつ言う、または書く。

やさしい英語で： To say or write the letters of a word in the correct order.

• Can you spell your name?
• She spelled the word slowly for me.
• I always spell that street name wrong.

よく使う表現： spell a word, spell someone’s name, spell it correctly

正しくつづる

単語を正しい文字と順番で書く。

やさしい英語で： To use the correct letters when writing words.

• He can spell well.
• I learned to spell at school.
• She writes interesting stories but sometimes spells badly.

よく使う表現： spell correctly, spell well, spell badly

つづる

文字がその順番に並ぶことで、特定の単語になる。

やさしい英語で： If letters do this, they form a particular word in that order.

• These letters spell my name.
• The wooden blocks spelled out a short message.
• What word do these letters spell?

類義語： form

よく使う表現： spell a word, spell someone’s name

詳しく説明する、明確にする

物事をはっきりと詳しく説明する。

やさしい英語で： To explain something clearly and in detail.

• Please spell out the rules.
• The letter spelled out exactly what we needed to do.
• Must I spell it out for you?

使い方： spell something out for someone (Please spell the instructions out for me.)

類義語： explain, clarify

よく使う表現： spell out something, spell something out

意味する、招く

主に悪いことが起こる兆しとなる、またはそれを招く。

やさしい英語で： To be a sign that something, usually bad, will happen.

• This could spell trouble.
• The lost contract spelled disaster for their business.
• A new owner may spell the end of the old shop.

使い方： spell something for someone/something (These delays could spell disaster for the company.)

類義語： mean, signal

よく使う表現： spell trouble, spell disaster, spell the end

呪文、魔法

魔法の力があると信じられる言葉、またはその言葉が生む魔法の効果。

やさしい英語で： Words believed to have magic power, or the magic effect they produce.

• The wizard cast a spell.
• A kiss broke the spell on the princess.
• Everyone in the castle was under a spell.

使い方： cast a spell on someone/something (The witch cast a spell on the prince.)

類義語： enchantment, charm

よく使う表現： cast a spell, break a spell, under a spell

期間、しばらく

ある長さの時間。休んだり仕事を離れたりして過ごすこともある。

やさしい英語で： A period of time, sometimes spent resting or away from work.

• We sat outside for a spell.
• She took a short spell away from work.
• He stayed with us for a spell last summer.

類義語： period, while

よく使う表現： a short spell, rest a spell, for a spell

期間、時期

特定の天候や感情など、ある状態が続く期間。

やさしい英語で： A period when particular weather, feelings, or other conditions continue.

• The dry spell lasted weeks.
• She felt better after a brief spell of dizziness.
• Another cold spell is expected next week.

使い方： a spell of something (We had a spell of unusually warm weather.)

類義語： period, stretch

よく使う表現： a dry spell, a cold spell, spell of something