trick

トリック、いたずら、手品

人に本当でないことを信じさせるための行為。遊びですることもある。

やさしい英語で： An action meant to make someone believe something untrue, sometimes for fun.

• It was just a trick.
• The magician showed us a card trick.
• Someone played a cruel trick on him.

使い方： play a trick on someone (They played a trick on their teacher.)

類義語： deception, prank

よく使う表現： play a trick, magic trick, trick someone plays

芸、技

人や動物ができる、特別な工夫や技能を要する芸。

やさしい英語で： A special, clever action that someone or an animal can perform.

• My dog can do tricks.
• She learned a new trick on her skateboard.
• He knows some impressive tricks with a computer.

類義語： feat

よく使う表現： do a trick, teach a trick, skateboard trick

こつ、工夫

物事をうまく行ったり問題を解決したりする、便利で賢い方法。

やさしい英語で： A clever or easy way to do something or solve a problem.

• Here is a useful trick.
• The trick is to add the flour slowly.
• A little oil should do the trick.

使い方： the trick to doing something (The trick to growing these plants is regular watering.); the trick is to do something (The trick is to keep the mixture cold.)

類義語： technique, method, tip

よく使う表現： trick to something, useful trick, do the trick

手品、マジック

物を消すなど、演者が見せる、普通なら不可能に思える技。

やさしい英語で： Something a performer does that seems impossible, such as making an object disappear.

• The magician showed us a trick.
• Her card tricks amazed the children.
• Can you explain how that trick works?

類義語： illusion

よく使う表現： magic trick, perform a trick, card trick

技、曲芸

人を楽しませたり、自分の腕前を示したりするために行う難しい動き。

やさしい英語で： A difficult movement that someone performs to entertain people or show their skill.

• My dog can do a trick.
• She learned several tricks on her bike.
• He fell while trying a new skateboard trick.

類義語： stunt

よく使う表現： skateboard trick, do a trick, learn a trick

だます、欺く

人に偽りを信じさせる。自分の望むことをさせるために行うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To make someone believe something false, often so they will do what you want.

• You can't trick me.
• He tricked us into believing his story.
• Someone tried to trick her out of her money.

使い方： trick someone into doing something (They tricked him into giving them his password.); trick someone out of something (The caller tricked her out of her savings.)

類義語： fool, deceive, dupe

よく使う表現： trick someone, trick someone into something

人をだます、仕掛けのある

人をだましたり、本当の仕組みを隠したりするように作られている。

やさしい英語で： Made or arranged to fool people or hide how something really works.

• Was that a trick question?
• The film uses trick photography to make people appear tiny.
• A trick mirror made his legs look strangely short.

類義語： deceptive

よく使う表現： trick question, trick photography, trick mirror

芸のできる、調教された

人を楽しませる特別な動きをするように訓練されている。

やさしい英語で： Trained to do special movements that entertain people.

• They watched a trick pony.
• The trick dog bowed to the audience.
• She trained trick horses for the circus.

よく使う表現： trick pony, trick horse, trick dog