strange

奇妙な、変な

予想と違っていて、時には驚きや不安を感じさせること。

やさしい英語で： Different from what you expect, sometimes in a surprising or worrying way.

• I heard a strange noise.
• Her story seemed strange to me.
• Is it strange that I prefer cold soup?

使い方： It is strange that… (It is strange that nobody answered the phone.); find something strange (I found his sudden silence strange.)

類義語： odd, unusual, weird

反対語： normal, ordinary

よく使う表現： strange noise, strange feeling, seem strange

見知らぬ、不慣れな

知らない、またはそれまで経験したことがないこと。

やさしい英語で： Not known to you or not experienced by you before.

• I woke in a strange room.
• The child hid from the strange man.
• Moving to a strange country can be difficult.

類義語： unfamiliar, unknown

反対語： familiar

よく使う表現： strange place, strange faces, strange surroundings