stress

ストレス、心労

生活が大変な時や、やることが多すぎる時に感じる不安や重圧。

やさしい英語で： Worry and pressure you feel when life is difficult or you have too much to do.

• Work causes him a lot of stress.
• Exercise helps me deal with stress.
• Have you been under stress recently?

使い方： under stress (She has been under stress since changing jobs.)

類義語： strain, pressure, tension

よく使う表現： under stress, work stress, stress at work, reduce stress

応力、負荷

体や物にかかり、傷めたり形を変えたりする力。

やさしい英語で： Physical force on a body or object that can damage it or make it change shape.

• Running puts stress on your knees.
• The metal cracked under stress.
• Engineers measured the stress on the bridge.

使い方： put stress on something (Heavy bags put stress on your shoulders.)

類義語： strain, pressure

よく使う表現： stress on something, under stress, physical stress

強調、重視

ある考えや話題に特別な重要性や注意を向けること。

やさしい英語で： Extra importance or attention given to a particular idea or subject.

• The school puts stress on teamwork.
• Too much stress was placed on exam results.
• Her speech gave particular stress to the need for safety.

使い方： place/put stress on something (The course places stress on practical skills.)

類義語： emphasis, importance

よく使う表現： stress on something, place stress on, put stress on, particular stress

強勢、アクセント

音節、単語、音符を目立たせるために加える強さ。

やさしい英語で： Extra force given to a syllable, word, or musical note so it stands out.

• Put the stress on the first syllable.
• Changing the stress can change the meaning.
• The singer added stress to the final note.

使い方： stress on a syllable/word (The stress falls on the second syllable.)

類義語： accent, emphasis

よく使う表現： word stress, sentence stress, stress on something, primary stress

強調する

何かが重要で、注意を向けるべきだとはっきり伝える。

やさしい英語で： To make clear that something is important and deserves attention.

• I must stress the need for care.
• The teacher stressed that practice was essential.
• They have repeatedly stressed the importance of safety.

使い方： stress that… (She stressed that everyone must arrive on time.); stress the importance of something (The doctor stressed the importance of regular exercise.)

類義語： emphasize, underline, highlight

反対語： downplay

よく使う表現： stress the importance, stress a point, stress the need

強く発音する、アクセントを置く

音節や単語を強く発音したり、音符を強く奏でたりして目立たせる。

やさしい英語で： To say a syllable or word, or play a note, with extra force so it stands out.

• Stress the first syllable.
• She stressed the final note of the tune.
• Which part of this word should I stress?

類義語： accent, emphasize

よく使う表現： stress a syllable, stress a word, stress a note, stress certain words