trust

信頼

相手が正直で頼りになり、自分によく接してくれると信じること。

やさしい英語で： The belief that someone is honest, reliable, and will treat you well.

• I have trust in you.
• She lost his trust after lying.
• Their friendship grew through years of trust.

使い方： trust in someone/something (Her trust in her friends helped her through difficult times.)

類義語： confidence, faith

反対語： distrust, mistrust

よく使う表現： trust in someone, earn trust, lose trust, trust in something

信託

他の人のために、その人のお金や財産を管理する法的な仕組み。

やさしい英語で： A legal arrangement in which someone manages money or property for another person.

• Her money is held in a trust.
• They set up a trust for their children.
• The trustees manage the property in the trust.

使い方： in trust for someone (The property is held in trust for her children.)

よく使う表現： trust fund, family trust, set up a trust

トラスト、企業合同

共通の利益のため、同じ管理のもとで特定の商品やサービスを売る企業の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of businesses controlled together to sell particular goods or services for their shared benefit.

• The trust controlled several oil companies.
• Small producers struggled against the powerful trust.
• The government investigated trusts that limited competition.

よく使う表現： oil trust, industrial trust, business trust

信頼する、信用する

人が正直だと信じたり、物事がうまく働くと信じたりする。

やさしい英語で： To believe that someone is honest or that something will work well.

• I trust my sister.
• We trusted him to keep our secret.
• Can you trust this information?

使い方： trust someone to do something (I trust you to finish the job.); trust someone with something (She trusts me with her money.)

類義語： rely on, believe

反対語： distrust, mistrust

よく使う表現： trust someone, trust someone completely, trust something, trust your instincts

信じる、頼る

人や物事がこれからも自分を助け、支えてくれると信じる。

やさしい英語で： To believe that someone or something will continue to help or support you.

• She trusts in God.
• They trusted in their friends for support.
• In difficult times, he trusts in a higher power.

使い方： trust in someone/something (He trusts in God to guide him.)

類義語： have faith in, rely on

よく使う表現： trust in god, trust in someone, trust in something