suit

スーツ

仕事や特別な日に着る、そろいの上着とズボンまたはスカート。

やさしい英語で： A matching jacket and trousers or skirt, often worn for work or special occasions.

• He wore a blue suit.
• I need a new suit for work.
• Her suits always look smart.

よく使う表現： business suit, wear a suit, a dark suit, a wool suit

専用スーツ、防護服

特定の活動や体を守るために作られた服。

やさしい英語で： Clothes designed for a particular activity or to protect your body.

• The astronaut put on her space suit.
• Workers wore protective suits inside the factory.
• His diving suit kept him warm.

よく使う表現： protective suit, space suit, diving suit

訴訟

争いの解決や金銭の支払いを裁判所に求める手続き。

やさしい英語で： A legal case in which someone asks a court to settle a disagreement or award money.

• She filed a suit against her employer.
• The company settled the suit last year.
• Several suits followed the accident.

使い方： suit against someone/something (They brought a suit against the company.)

類義語： lawsuit, legal action

よく使う表現： file a suit, civil suit, suit against someone

スート

トランプのハート、ダイヤ、クラブ、スペードの四種類の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the four groups of playing cards, marked with hearts, diamonds, clubs, or spades.

• Hearts are my favorite suit.
• All five cards were of the same suit.
• Which suit did you choose as trumps?

よく使う表現： same suit, trump suit, follow suit

合う、都合がよい

人の必要や好みに合っていて、都合がよい。

やさしい英語で： If something is right for your needs or preferences, it is a good choice for you.

• Does Friday suit you?
• This job suits my needs perfectly.
• The earlier train suited us better.

類義語： be suitable for, work for

よく使う表現： suit someone well, suit your needs, suit everyone, suit the occasion

似合う

人の見た目や普段の服装の雰囲気に合っている。

やさしい英語で： To look right with a person’s appearance or usual style.

• That colour suits you.
• Her short haircut suited her face.
• Do these glasses suit me?

類義語： look good on, become

よく使う表現： suit your style, suit someone perfectly, suit your face