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本当の、正しい

想像や作り話ではなく、実際に起きたことや存在するものに合っている。

やさしい英語で： Matching what really happened or exists, rather than something imagined or invented.

• That story is true.
• Is it true that you are moving?
• Her dream of owning a home came true.

使い方： it is true that… (It is true that we have never met.)

類義語： correct, accurate, factual

反対語： false, untrue

よく使う表現： true story, be true, true statement, come true

忠実な、誠実な

いつも相手を支え、その信頼を裏切らない。

やさしい英語で： Always supporting someone and not breaking their trust.

• He is a true friend.
• She stayed true to her partner.
• True friends support you when life is difficult.

使い方： be true to someone (She remained true to her friends during difficult times.)

類義語： loyal, faithful, devoted

反対語： disloyal, unfaithful

よく使う表現： true friend, true to someone, remain true

真の

真と偽の二つの値だけを使う論理で、真の値を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having the yes value in a system of logic with only yes and no values.

• The condition is true.
• This expression evaluates to true when both values match.
• The test returned true for every valid entry.

反対語： false

よく使う表現： true value, evaluate to true, return true, true condition

正確に、まっすぐに

正しい方向へ、または決められた直線に沿ってまっすぐに。

やさしい英語で： In an accurate direction or along the correct straight line.

• The arrow flew true.
• The repaired wheel now runs true.
• Does this old rifle still shoot true?

類義語： accurately, straight

よく使う表現： shoot true, run true, fly true

まっすぐにする、振れを取る

曲がりやゆがみを取り、まっすぐな正しい形にする。

やさしい英語で： To make something straight or remove bends so it has the correct shape.

• The mechanic will true the wheel.
• She trued the bent shaft before fitting it.
• Can you true this bicycle rim?

類義語： straighten

反対語： bend

よく使う表現： true a wheel, true the rim, true a shaft

調整する、位置を合わせる

各部分が均等にそろい、正しい位置や精度になるよう調整する。

やさしい英語で： To adjust something until its parts are even, correctly lined up, or accurate.

• We need to true the surface.
• The carpenter trued the edges before joining the boards.
• They trued up the accounts at the end of the year.

使い方： true something up (The technician trued the machine's table up before using it.)

類義語： align, adjust, level

よく使う表現： true up something, true a surface, true an edge