static

変化しない、固定された

変化や発展がなく、同じ状態のままである。

やさしい英語で： Staying the same instead of changing or developing.

• Prices have remained static.
• The town's population was static for years.
• This is a static website with no changing content.

類義語： unchanging, fixed, constant

反対語： changing, dynamic

よく使う表現： remain static, static prices, static website

静止した、動かない

動かず、同じ位置にとどまっている。

やさしい英語で： Staying in one position without moving.

• The camera stays static throughout the scene.
• Hold your legs in a static position.
• The aircraft are part of a static display.

類義語： stationary, motionless, still

反対語： moving

よく使う表現： static position, static display, static stretch

雑音、ノイズ

電波の乱れで生じるラジオの雑音やテレビ画面のちらつく点。

やさしい英語で： Unwanted crackling sounds on a radio or dots on a television picture caused by a disturbed signal.

• I could hear only static.
• The radio hissed with static during the storm.
• Static covered the television picture.

類義語： interference, noise

よく使う表現： radio static, burst of static, static on television

反発、文句

何かを進めにくくする、人々の文句や反対。

やさしい英語で： Complaints or opposition from people that make something harder to do.

• I got some static from my boss.
• They gave us static about the cost.
• She faced plenty of static when she proposed the change.

使い方： get static from someone (We got static from management about the new schedule.); give someone static about something (My boss gave me static about taking Friday off.)

類義語： opposition, resistance, complaints

反対語： support

よく使う表現： get static, give someone static, static from someone