voice

声

話したり歌ったりするときに出す音。

やさしい英語で： The sound you make when you speak or sing.

• Her voice is very quiet.
• I heard a familiar voice behind me.
• His voice became deeper as he grew older.

よく使う表現： deep voice, soft voice, raise your voice, human voice

発言権、影響力

意見を述べ、決定に影響を与える機会や権利。

やさしい英語で： The chance or power to express opinions and affect decisions.

• Workers need a voice in these decisions.
• The new council gave local people a stronger voice.
• Every member should have an equal voice.

使い方： a voice in something (Parents want a voice in how the school is run.)

類義語： say, influence

よく使う表現： have a voice, voice in something, give someone voice

声、発声能力

話したり歌ったりするために声を出す能力。

やさしい英語で： Your ability to speak or sing.

• I lost my voice yesterday.
• Resting helped her recover her voice.
• Singers train their voices through regular exercises.

よく使う表現： lose your voice, rest your voice, train your voice

文体、語り口

書き手が考えや感情を表す、その人独自の書き方。

やさしい英語で： The particular way a writer expresses ideas and feelings.

• The writer has a warm voice.
• Her second novel shows a more confident voice.
• Each narrator has a distinct voice in the story.

類義語： style, tone

よく使う表現： narrative voice, distinctive voice, find your voice

態

主語が動作を行うか、動作を受けるかを示す動詞の形。

やさしい英語で： A verb form that shows whether the subject does an action or receives it.

• This sentence uses the passive voice.
• Rewrite these sentences in the active voice.
• The verb changes voice, but its meaning stays similar.

類義語： diathesis, gender

よく使う表現： active voice, passive voice, in passive voice

表明する、述べる

物事についての考えや気持ちを言葉で伝える。

やさしい英語で： To say what you think or feel about something.

• Please voice your concerns now.
• Several parents voiced objections to the plan.
• She has never voiced doubts about his ability.

類義語： express, state

よく使う表現： voice concerns, voice an opinion, voice support, voice feelings

整音する

楽器が望みどおりの音色を出すように調整する。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a musical instrument so that it produces the desired sound.

• The technician will voice the piano.
• She voiced the organ pipes for the new hall.
• These reeds need to be voiced carefully.

よく使う表現： voice organ pipes, voice a piano, voice the reeds