英和辞典

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副詞

❶うまく, 上手に, よく

❷（程度が）よく, 十分に

形容詞

❶健康で, 元気で[に], （元気・気分が）よい, よく

❷（具合・都合などが）よい

間投詞

さあ; さて

副詞

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❶うまく, 上手に, よく; 立派に

You dance [sing] well.

♔基本You dance [sing] well.

君は上手に踊おどる[歌う]ね. （You are a good dancer [singer].）

⦣ 動詞＋well.

Everything is going well.

Everything is going well.

万事ばんじうまく[順調に]いっている.

Your work is well done.

Your work is well done.

君の仕事[作品]はよくできている.

⦣ 受け身の文（よくなされている）であるが「よくできている」と訳す.

He sings better than I do [than me].

He sings better than I do [話 than me].

彼は私よりうまく歌う[歌がうまい].

＊会話＊

Can you speak English well?—I speak it pretty well but I speak Japanese better. Akiko speaks English best in our class.

君は英語をうまく話せますか.—かなりうまく話せますが, 日本語のほうがもっとうまく話せます. 私たちのクラスでは晶子さんが一番上手に英語を話します.

❷（程度が）よく, 十分に

Mix the paint well.

Mix the paint well.

ペンキをよく混ぜなさい.

Did you sleep well last night?

Did you sleep well last night?

ゆうべはよく眠ねむりましたか.

＊会話＊

Do you know Mr. Green?—Yes, I know him very well.

君はグリーンさんを知ってる?—はい, とてもよく知ってます.

Everybody speaks well of him.

Everybody speaks well of him.

誰だれもが彼のことをよく言う[ほめる].

They are well off.

They are well off.

彼らは裕福ゆうふくに暮らしている. off 副❻

形容詞

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❶健康で, 元気で[に], （元気・気分が）よい, よく ⦣ 名詞の前にはつけない.

am [is, are] well

♔基本am [is, are] well

健康である

⦣ be動詞＋well. well は名詞の前につける用法はないので, 「健康な人」はふつう a healthy man などという.

get well

get well

（病気が）治る, よくなる

feel well

feel well

気分がよい, 具合がよい

look well

look well

顔色がよい, 元気そうに見える

Are you still sick [ill] or are you well?

反対語Are you still sick [英ill] or are you well?

君はまだ具合が悪いですか, それとも元気になりましたか.

＊会話＊

How are you?—I am very well, thank you.

お元気ですか.—ありがとう, とても元気です.

He is getting better.

He is getting better.

彼はだんだんよくなっている.

I feel better than yesterday.

I feel better than yesterday.

私は昨日より（もっと）気分がよい.

I feel best in the morning.

I feel best in the morning.

私は朝のうちが一番気分がいい.

❷（具合・都合などが）よい

All is now well with me.

All is now well with me.

私は今万事うまくいっています[すべて順調です].

All is well that ends well.

ことわざAll is well that ends well.

終わりよければすべてよし.

⦣ シェークスピアの喜劇のタイトル. 後の well は副詞. 関係代名詞 that 以下は All を修飾しゅうしょくする.

間投詞

さあ, えーと; さて, ところで; まあね

＊会話＊

Can I see you again?—Well, I'm not sure.

また君に会える?—さあ, わからないわ.

Did you like the concert?—Well, yes, not bad.

コンサートはよかったかい.—まあね. 悪くはなかったよ[けっこうよかったよ].

How much was it?—Well, let me see, er, ....

それはいくらだったの.—えーと, そうですね, えーと, ….

Well, I must go now.

Well, I must go now.

さてと, そろそろ帰らなければ.

Well(, well)! What a surprise!

Well(, well)! What a surprise!

あらまあ! これは驚おどろいた!

Dad, may I ask you something?—Well?

会話Dad, may I ask you something?—Well?

パパ, お願いがあるの.—なんだい?

～ as well～ as well

～ as well

話（～も）また, その上～も（too） ⦣ 文の終わりに来る.

Cindy can dance and sing as well.

Cindy can dance and sing as well.

シンディは踊りもできるし歌も歌える.

A as well as BA as well as B

A as well as B́

①B 同様に A も; B はもちろん A も

He can speak German as well as English. (=He can speak not only English but (also) German.)

He can speak German as well as English. He can speak not only English but (also) German.

彼は英語はもちろんドイツ語もしゃべれます.

She is smart as well as beautiful.

She is smart as well as beautiful.

彼女は美しいだけでなく頭もいい.

You as well as I are wrong. (=Not only I but (also) you are wrong.)

You as well as I are wrong. Not only I but (also) you are wrong.

私と同様君も間違まちがっている.

⦣ You が主語だから動詞は are となり, ×am とはならない. ふつうは We are both wrong. という.

②B と同じくらいうまく A も

I can swim as well as my brother.

I can swim as well as my brother.

僕ぼくも兄さんと同じくらいうまく泳げるよ.

may as well do as domight as well do as domay as well domight as well domay [might] as well do (as do)

may [might] as well do (as do)

（～するくらいなら）～するほうがいいだろう

We may as well go home. He's over an hour late already.

We may as well go home. He's over an hour late already.

僕たち（ずっと彼を待ってるより）家へ帰ったほうがいいよ. 彼もう1時間以上遅おくれてるのだから.

You won't listen to me. I might as well talk to a wall (as talk to you).

You won't listen to me. I might as well talk to a wall (as talk to you).

君は私の話を聞こうとしない. （君に話すくらいなら）壁かべに向かって話したほうがましだ.

may well domay well do

may well do

～するのももっともだ

He may well be proud of his bright daughter.

He may well be proud of his bright daughter.

彼が自分のかしこい娘むすめを自慢じまんするのももっともだ.

Well done!Well done!

Well done!

よくできた!, よくやった（, おめでとう）!, うまい!

I hear you passed the exam. Well done!

I hear you passed the exam. Well done!

試験に受かったんだってね. よくやったね, おめでとう!