very の英語での意味
veryvery1 /ˈveri/ adverb 
すべての翻訳を見る1[+adjective/adverb] used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or phrase形容詞、副詞、または句を強調するために用いる: 
It feels very cold today.今日はとても寒く感じる。 The fishing industry is very important to the area.漁業はその地域にとって非常に重要だ。 The traffic’s moving very slowly this morning.今朝は交通の流れがとても遅い。 problems that are very similar to mine私のものと非常によく似た問題 I feel a lot better – thank you very much.ずいぶん良くなりました。どうもありがとう。 I’m very, very (=used for emphasis) pleased you can come.あなたが来られると知って、本当に、本当に（＝強調のため）うれしい。 It’s very kind of you to help.手伝ってくれるとは、とても親切ですね。 My sister and I were married on the very same (=exactly the same) day.姉と私はまったく同じ（=ちょうど同じ）日に結婚した。the very best/latest/worst etc We only use the very best ingredients.私たちは最高の食材だけを使っている。2not very good/happy/far etc not good etc at allまったく良くない（など）: I’m just not very good at spelling.私はスペリングがあまり得意ではない。 The garden’s not very big, is it?庭はあまり大きくないね？ The assistant wasn’t very helpful.その店員はあまり親切ではなかった。 ‘Was the talk interesting?’ ‘Not very (=only slightly).’「その講演は面白かった？」「あまり（＝ほんの少し）。」3your very own used to emphasize the fact that something belongs to one particular person and to no one else何かがほかの誰でもなく、特定の一人の人のものであることを強調するために用いる: She was thrilled at the idea of having her very own toys to play with.彼女は、自分だけのおもちゃで遊べるという考えにわくわくした。of your very own At last, she had a home of her very own.ついに、彼女は自分だけの家を持った。4informalインフォーマル used with adjectives to say that the quality something has is very noticeable or typical形容詞とともに用いて、あるものが持つ特質が非常に顕著または典型的であることを表す: It was a very male reaction, I thought.それはとても男性的な反応だと思った。 His films are always very French.彼の映画はいつも非常にフランス的だ。5very much so spoken話し言葉 used to emphasize your agreement or approval同意や賛意を強調するために用いる: ‘Are you serious?’ ‘Very much so.’「本気ですか？」「もちろん、非常に。」6very well old-fashioned旧式 spoken話し言葉 used to agree to something何かに同意するために用いるGRAMMAR: Adjectives that already mean ‘very’文法：すでに「very」の意味を含む形容詞Some adjectives already mean ‘very’, for example terrible (=very bad), wonderful (=very good), or hilarious (=very funny). Don’t use ‘very’ with these adjectives. Use really or absolutely instead. You say: · It was a really terrible experience.· I feel absolutely great. ✗Don’t say: It was a very terrible experience. | I feel very great.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES形容詞の中には、terrible（=非常に悪い）、wonderful（=非常に良い）、hilarious（=非常に面白い）のように、すでに「very」の意味を含むものがある。これらの形容詞に「very」を使ってはいけない。代わりに really または absolutely を使う。正しい表現：· It was a really terrible experience. · I feel absolutely great. ✗誤った表現：It was a very terrible experience. | I feel very great. 文法ガイド——形容詞GRAMMAR: Comparison文法：比較very• You use very with adjectives and adverbs: · She is very happy.· The train was moving very slowly.• very は形容詞・副詞とともに使う：· She is very happy. · The train was moving very slowly.very much• You use very much with the comparative form of adjectives: · She is very much happier now.· I feel very much better.• very much は形容詞の比較級とともに使う：· She is very much happier now. · I feel very much better.• You use very much with verbs: · He very much regrets what happened.· Thank you very much.• very much は動詞とともに使う：· He very much regrets what happened. · Thank you very much.• You use very much with prepositional phrases: · The company’s future is very much in doubt.· She was very much in demand as a speaker.• very much は前置詞句とともに使う：· The company's future is very much in doubt. · She was very much in demand as a speaker.
すべての翻訳を見る1[+adjective/adverb] used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or phrase形容詞、副詞、または句を強調するために用いる: It feels very cold today.今日はとても寒く感じる。 The fishing industry is very important to the area.漁業はその地域にとって非常に重要だ。 The traffic’s moving very slowly this morning.今朝は交通の流れがとても遅い。 problems that are very similar to mine私のものと非常によく似た問題 I feel a lot better – thank you very much.ずいぶん良くなりました。どうもありがとう。 I’m very, very (=used for emphasis) pleased you can come.あなたが来られると知って、本当に、本当に（＝強調のため）うれしい。 It’s very kind of you to help.手伝ってくれるとは、とても親切ですね。 My sister and I were married on the very same (=exactly the same) day.姉と私はまったく同じ（=ちょうど同じ）日に結婚した。the very best/latest/worst etc We only use the very best ingredients.私たちは最高の食材だけを使っている。2not very good/happy/far etc not good etc at allまったく良くない（など）: I’m just not very good at spelling.私はスペリングがあまり得意ではない。 The garden’s not very big, is it?庭はあまり大きくないね？ The assistant wasn’t very helpful.その店員はあまり親切ではなかった。 ‘Was the talk interesting?’ ‘Not very (=only slightly).’「その講演は面白かった？」「あまり（＝ほんの少し）。」3your very own used to emphasize the fact that something belongs to one particular person and to no one else何かがほかの誰でもなく、特定の一人の人のものであることを強調するために用いる: She was thrilled at the idea of having her very own toys to play with.彼女は、自分だけのおもちゃで遊べるという考えにわくわくした。of your very own At last, she had a home of her very own.ついに、彼女は自分だけの家を持った。4informalインフォーマル used with adjectives to say that the quality something has is very noticeable or typical形容詞とともに用いて、あるものが持つ特質が非常に顕著または典型的であることを表す: It was a very male reaction, I thought.それはとても男性的な反応だと思った。 His films are always very French.彼の映画はいつも非常にフランス的だ。5very much so spoken話し言葉 used to emphasize your agreement or approval同意や賛意を強調するために用いる: ‘Are you serious?’ ‘Very much so.’「本気ですか？」「もちろん、非常に。」6very well old-fashioned旧式 spoken話し言葉 used to agree to something何かに同意するために用いるGRAMMAR: Adjectives that already mean ‘very’文法：すでに「very」の意味を含む形容詞Some adjectives already mean ‘very’, for example terrible (=very bad), wonderful (=very good), or hilarious (=very funny). Don’t use ‘very’ with these adjectives. Use really or absolutely instead. You say: · It was a really terrible experience.· I feel absolutely great. ✗Don’t say: It was a very terrible experience. | I feel very great.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES形容詞の中には、terrible（=非常に悪い）、wonderful（=非常に良い）、hilarious（=非常に面白い）のように、すでに「very」の意味を含むものがある。これらの形容詞に「very」を使ってはいけない。代わりに really または absolutely を使う。正しい表現：· It was a really terrible experience. · I feel absolutely great. ✗誤った表現：It was a very terrible experience. | I feel very great. 文法ガイド——形容詞GRAMMAR: Comparison文法：比較very• You use very with adjectives and adverbs: · She is very happy.· The train was moving very slowly.• very は形容詞・副詞とともに使う：· She is very happy. · The train was moving very slowly.very much• You use very much with the comparative form of adjectives: · She is very much happier now.· I feel very much better.• very much は形容詞の比較級とともに使う：· She is very much happier now. · I feel very much better.• You use very much with verbs: · He very much regrets what happened.· Thank you very much.• very much は動詞とともに使う：· He very much regrets what happened. · Thank you very much.• You use very much with prepositional phrases: · The company’s future is very much in doubt.· She was very much in demand as a speaker.• very much は前置詞句とともに使う：· The company's future is very much in doubt. · She was very much in demand as a speaker.veryvery2 adjective [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are talking exactly about one particular thing or personまさに特定の一つの物や一人の人について話していることを強調するために用いる: He died in this very room.彼はまさにこの部屋で亡くなった。 I’ll start at the very beginning.まさに最初から始めよう。 Those were his very words.それがまさに彼の言葉だった。 You’d better start doing some work this very minute (=now, not later).今すぐ（＝今、後ではなく）仕事を始めた方がいい。 That might provoke a riot, the very thing he was trying to avoid.それは暴動を引き起こすかもしれない。まさに彼が避けようとしていたことだ。 The very fact that you are reading this book suggests you want to improve your fitness.あなたがこの本を読んでいるという事実そのものが、体力を向上させたいという意思を示している。 By its very nature, capitalism involves exploitation of the worker.その本質からして、資本主義は労働者の搾取を伴う。 His life’s work was being destroyed before his very eyes (=directly in front of him).彼の生涯の仕事が、まさに目の前で（＝すぐ彼の目の前で）壊されていった。the very thought/idea/mention (of something) (=just thinking about or suggesting something)（＝ただ何かを考えたり示唆したりするだけで） The very thought of food made me feel ill.食べ物のことを考えるだけで気分が悪くなった。COLLOCATIONSコロケーションnouns名詞the very end· To the very end of his life he remained a controversial figure.· 生涯の最後まで、彼は物議を醸す人物であり続けた。the very beginning· It is clear from the very beginning of the play that he is a weak and unpopular ruler.· 劇の冒頭から、彼が弱く不人気な支配者であることは明らかだ。the very heart of something· The hotel is located in the very heart of the city.· そのホテルはまさに街の中心に位置している。the very fact that· The very fact that this is their second home means that they are well-off.· ここが彼らの別荘であるという事実そのものが、彼らが裕福であることを意味している。the/that/this very moment· At that very moment, the doorbell rang.· まさにその瞬間、玄関のベルが鳴った。the/that very thing· How can he say that it's wrong, and then go and do that very thing himself?· それは間違いだと言いながら、自分でまさにそのことをするとはどういうことだ？the very nature/essence of something· As a travel writer, the very nature of his job meant that he travelled a lot.· 旅行作家として、仕事の本質上、彼はたくさん旅をした。the very existence of something· If the new project fails, it could threaten the very existence of the company.· 新しいプロジェクトが失敗すれば、会社の存続そのものが脅かされる可能性がある。the very idea/thought (=just an idea or suggestion)· The very idea of acting on stage scares the pants off me.· 舞台で演じるという考えだけで、私はひどく怖くなる。this/that very reason· I want everyone to be able to cook my recipes, so for that very reason I chose inexperienced cooks to test them.· みんなが私のレシピを作れるようにしたいので、まさにそのために、経験のない料理人を選んでテストしてもらった。
used to emphasize that you are talking exactly about one particular thing or personまさに特定の一つの物や一人の人について話していることを強調するために用いる: He died in this very room.彼はまさにこの部屋で亡くなった。 I’ll start at the very beginning.まさに最初から始めよう。 Those were his very words.それがまさに彼の言葉だった。 You’d better start doing some work this very minute (=now, not later).今すぐ（＝今、後ではなく）仕事を始めた方がいい。 That might provoke a riot, the very thing he was trying to avoid.それは暴動を引き起こすかもしれない。まさに彼が避けようとしていたことだ。 The very fact that you are reading this book suggests you want to improve your fitness.あなたがこの本を読んでいるという事実そのものが、体力を向上させたいという意思を示している。 By its very nature, capitalism involves exploitation of the worker.その本質からして、資本主義は労働者の搾取を伴う。 His life’s work was being destroyed before his very eyes (=directly in front of him).彼の生涯の仕事が、まさに目の前で（＝すぐ彼の目の前で）壊されていった。the very thought/idea/mention (of something) (=just thinking about or suggesting something)（＝ただ何かを考えたり示唆したりするだけで） The very thought of food made me feel ill.食べ物のことを考えるだけで気分が悪くなった。COLLOCATIONSコロケーションnouns名詞the very end· To the very end of his life he remained a controversial figure.· 生涯の最後まで、彼は物議を醸す人物であり続けた。the very beginning· It is clear from the very beginning of the play that he is a weak and unpopular ruler.· 劇の冒頭から、彼が弱く不人気な支配者であることは明らかだ。the very heart of something· The hotel is located in the very heart of the city.· そのホテルはまさに街の中心に位置している。the very fact that· The very fact that this is their second home means that they are well-off.· ここが彼らの別荘であるという事実そのものが、彼らが裕福であることを意味している。the/that/this very moment· At that very moment, the doorbell rang.· まさにその瞬間、玄関のベルが鳴った。the/that very thing· How can he say that it's wrong, and then go and do that very thing himself?· それは間違いだと言いながら、自分でまさにそのことをするとはどういうことだ？the very nature/essence of something· As a travel writer, the very nature of his job meant that he travelled a lot.· 旅行作家として、仕事の本質上、彼はたくさん旅をした。the very existence of something· If the new project fails, it could threaten the very existence of the company.· 新しいプロジェクトが失敗すれば、会社の存続そのものが脅かされる可能性がある。the very idea/thought (=just an idea or suggestion)· The very idea of acting on stage scares the pants off me.· 舞台で演じるという考えだけで、私はひどく怖くなる。this/that very reason· I want everyone to be able to cook my recipes, so for that very reason I chose inexperienced cooks to test them.· みんなが私のレシピを作れるようにしたいので、まさにそのために、経験のない料理人を選んでテストしてもらった。