yesterday

昨日

今日のすぐ前の日。

やさしい英語で： The day immediately before today.

• Yesterday was a busy day.
• Yesterday’s rain flooded the garden.
• We have waited since yesterday.

類義語： the previous day

反対語： tomorrow

よく使う表現： yesterday morning, yesterday’s news, since yesterday

過去

過ぎた時代。特に考え方や習慣が今では古く感じられる時代。

やさしい英語で： The past, especially a time whose ideas or customs no longer seem modern.

• Those ideas belong to yesterday.
• The museum preserves the world of yesterday.
• She wanted to leave yesterday behind.

類義語： the past

反対語： the future

よく使う表現： world of yesterday, yesterday’s values, belong to yesterday

過ぎ去った日々

すでに過ぎ去り、強い思いを込めて振り返る日々。

やさしい英語で： Days that have already passed, often remembered with strong feelings.

• His yesterdays seemed full of adventure.
• She treasured the bright yesterdays of her childhood.
• Their yesterdays were gone, but their memories remained.

類義語： past days

よく使う表現： many a yesterday, a forgotten yesterday

昨日

今日のすぐ前の日に。

やさしい英語で： On the day immediately before today.

• I saw her yesterday.
• We arrived yesterday evening.
• Did you call him yesterday?

類義語： a day ago

反対語： tomorrow

よく使う表現： arrive yesterday, yesterday evening, only yesterday

今すぐ、直ちに

すでに遅れていて、今すぐ必要だと強調する。

やさしい英語で： Used to say that something is needed immediately and is already late.

• I need that report yesterday.
• The manager wanted the repairs finished yesterday.
• When do we need it? Yesterday!

類義語： immediately, right now

よく使う表現： need something yesterday, want something yesterday