“‘Fine’ means ‘very good’ or ‘a money penalty,’ depending on the situation.”
以下は英単語 “fine” に関するストーリー型学習コンテンツです。まずは大枠の意味を理解して最後の文章で確認しましょう。
主な意味(main meaning)
品詞 | 意味 | 発音記号 | 英語例文 |
---|---|---|---|
形容詞 | 優れた、素晴らしい | /faɪn/ | She is a fine teacher who cares about her students. |
名詞 | 罰金 | /faɪn/ | He had to pay a fine for speeding. |
動詞 | 罰金を科す | /faɪn/ | The police fined him for parking illegally. |
語源(etymology)
「fine」はラテン語「fīnis(終わり、限界)」が語源で、元は「限度を決めるもの」という意味。そこから「優れている」や「罰金(決まった支払い)」という意味に広がった。
類義語(synonyms)
類義語 | 英語例文 |
---|---|
excellent | The food at that restaurant is excellent. |
great | She did a great job on the project. |
outstanding | His performance was outstanding. |
superb | The hotel offers superb service. |
penalty (for noun sense) | He paid a heavy penalty for his mistake. |
反義語(antonyms)
反義語 | 英語例文 |
---|---|
poor | The service at the restaurant was poor. |
reward (for noun sense) | Instead of a fine, she received a reward for honesty. |
コロケーション(collocations)
コロケーション | 英語例文 |
---|---|
fine weather | We enjoyed the fine weather at the beach. |
pay a fine | You have to pay a fine if you park here. |
fine line | There’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. |
in fine condition | The book is old but in fine condition. |
fine details | He focused on the fine details of the painting. |
2項表現(binomials)
2項表現 | 英語例文 |
---|---|
fair and fine | The day was fair and fine, perfect for a picnic. |
neat and fine | She wore a neat and fine dress to the party. |
英語ストーリー(english story)
Title: A Fine Day at Work
It was a fine Monday morning. The weather was clear, and Anna felt great as she walked to her office. She was in a fine mood because she had prepared well for the presentation.
Anna worked as a designer at a small company. Her job required her to focus on the fine details of each project. Today, she had to present a new idea for a website design. Her team had done an excellent job, and she was confident.
When she arrived at the office, her boss said, “You look great today, Anna. Are you ready for the meeting?”
“Yes,” she replied. “I’m looking forward to it.”
The meeting started, and Anna spoke clearly and confidently. Her boss said her performance was outstanding. “You explained everything in fine detail,” he added.
After the meeting, Anna went to lunch with her coworker James. On the way, James parked his car in a place he thought was fine. But when they came back, there was a note on the windshield.
“Oh no, I got a fine,” James said.
“You should have checked the sign more carefully,” Anna said, smiling.
Despite the small problem, it was still a fine day. Anna was happy with her work, and even James laughed about the fine.
和訳
題名:仕事の素晴らしい日
素晴らしい月曜日の朝だった。天気は晴れていて、アンナは気分よく会社へ歩いていた。プレゼンの準備ができていたので、気分も良かった。
アンナは小さな会社でデザイナーとして働いていた。彼女の仕事では、細かい部分に注意を払うことが求められた。今日は、新しいウェブサイトのデザイン案を発表する日だった。チームの仕事は素晴らしく、自信があった。
会社に着くと、上司が言った。「今日は元気そうだね、アンナ。会議の準備はできてるかい?」
「はい。楽しみにしています」とアンナ。
会議が始まり、アンナははっきり自信を持って話した。上司は「君の説明は素晴らしかった」と言った。「細部までよく説明されていたよ」とも。
会議後、アンナは同僚のジェームズとランチへ向かった。ジェームズは「ここなら大丈夫だろう」と思って車を止めた。しかし戻ってくると、フロントガラスに紙が。
「やばい、罰金だ」とジェームズ。
「標識をもっとちゃんと見なきゃ」とアンナは笑った。
小さなトラブルはあったが、それでも素晴らしい一日だった。アンナは自分の仕事に満足し、ジェームズも罰金を笑い話にした。
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