ease
要点気楽さ、楽であること、容易さ、楽にする、安心させる
意味
- (精神的な)気楽さ;(肉体的に)楽であること
- 容易さ,たやすさ
- (態度が)ゆったりしていること
- 〈心・体〉を楽にする;〈人〉を安心させる
- 〈束縛・圧迫など〉をゆるめる
- 《副詞[句]を伴って》…を慎重に動かす
- 〈圧迫・苦痛などが〉和らぐ
例文
I was ill at ease because I didn't speak French.
フランス語が話せなかったので居心地が悪かった。
I always felt ill at ease in my father's company.
父の前に出るといつも気詰まりに感じた。
She is very shy and feels ill at ease at parties.
彼女はとても内気で、パーティーではいつも落ち着けない。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though the forms and senses are difficult to trace clearly.