touch

触る、触れる

手など体の一部を人や物に当てる。

やさしい英語で： To put your hand or another part of your body against someone or something.

• Please do not touch the glass.
• She touched my arm gently.
• Can I touch the soft blanket?

使い方： touch someone/something (He touched the cold window.)

類義語： feel

よく使う表現： touch something, touch someone, touch the surface

触れる、接する

多くの場合、意図せず別の物や面に触れる。

やさしい英語で： To meet another object or surface, often without meaning to.

• My feet touch the floor.
• The branches touched the roof.
• The two circles touch at one point.

類義語： meet, make contact with

よく使う表現： touch the ground, touch the ceiling, barely touch

感動させる、心を打つ

愛情、悲しみ、同情などの強い感情を人に抱かせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel strong emotion, especially love, sadness, or sympathy.

• Your kindness touched me.
• Her story touched everyone in the room.
• I was deeply touched by their welcome.

使い方： be touched by something (She was touched by his thoughtful gift.)

類義語： move

よく使う表現： touch someone deeply, touch the heart

風上に詰めて帆走する

風が吹いてくる方向にできるだけ近い角度で帆走する。

やさしい英語で： To steer a ship as close as possible to the direction the wind comes from.

• The captain tried to touch the wind.
• The small ship touched the wind under reduced sail.
• Can this vessel touch the wind without losing speed?

よく使う表現： touch the wind, touch wind

接触、触れること

手など体の一部を人や物に当てること。

やさしい英語で： An act of putting a hand or another body part against someone or something.

• I felt a touch on my shoulder.
• A light touch woke the baby.
• She comforted him with a gentle touch.

類義語： contact

よく使う表現： a gentle touch, a light touch, touch of something

触覚

皮膚を通して物の感触を感じ取る感覚。

やさしい英語で： The sense that lets you feel things through your skin.

• We recognize textures through touch.
• She found the switch by touch.
• The injury affected his sense of touch.

類義語： tactition, tact, tactility, taction

よく使う表現： sense of touch, by touch, through touch

少量、ほんの少し

感情や性質、物質がほんの少しあること。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of a feeling, quality, or substance.

• Add a touch of salt.
• His voice had a touch of anger.
• The curtains bring a touch of color to the room.

使い方： a touch of something (A touch of cream makes the soup richer.)

類義語： hint, dash, trace

よく使う表現： a touch of, touch of sadness, touch of humor

工夫、趣向

物に独特の雰囲気や個性を与える小さな工夫。

やさしい英語で： A small detail that gives something a particular style or character.

• The flowers are a nice touch.
• She added personal touches to the room.
• A handwritten note gave the gift a special touch.

類義語： detail, feature

よく使う表現： personal touch, finishing touch, nice touch