reply
意味一覧 (4件)
答える
解説 Definition
質問や意見、呼びかけなどに対して、言葉で返事をする意味。メールの返信だけでなく、会話で問いに答えたり、相手の発言や提案に返答したりするときにも広く使う。質問への直接の応答に最もよく使われる。
To reply means to answer someone with words after they ask a question, give an opinion, or say something to you. It is used not only for replying to emails or messages, but also for answering in conversation. It often suggests a direct response to what another person has said. This is one of the most common verbs for answering a question or comment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
reply は re「返して」+ ply「折る・向ける」に由来し、相手の発言や連絡に向きを返すように「答える」動詞です。reply to a question や reply by email の形が典型です。answer よりも、手紙・メール・発言への反応として返す感じが強いです。名詞でも a quick reply と使えます。
Simplicity is formed from simple plus the noun ending -ity, which shows a quality or state. It means the quality of being not complex, with fewer parts and something easier to understand or use. It is helpful to remember it with complexity, which is the opposite. Ease is closer to comfort, and clarity is closer to clearness, but simplicity focuses on a structure that is not complicated.
例文
She didn't reply to my question right away.
彼女は私の質問にすぐには答えなかった。
He replied that he needed more time to decide.
彼は決めるのにもう少し時間が必要だと答えた。
Please reply by Friday if you can join the meeting.
会議に参加できるなら金曜日までに返答してください。
返事、返信
(意味 2)解説 Definition
相手からの問いかけや連絡に対して戻ってきた「返答そのもの」を指す名詞。メールの返信文、会議での返事、問い合わせへの回答など、形として残る内容にも、沈黙を示す no reply にも使える。動詞 reply の行為の結果を名詞化した感覚。
A reply is the answer or message that comes back after someone asks, says, or sends something. It refers to the actual response itself, such as an email reply, a spoken reply in a meeting, or a reply to a question. It often focuses on the result of replying rather than the action. You can also use it in expressions like no reply when no answer comes back.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞の reply は、矢印が相手から自分へ来て、もう一度相手側へ戻ったあとに残る「返答の中身」と考えると覚えやすいです。a reply は一通・一件の返事、no reply は返事が存在しない状態。answer が問題の正解にも広がるのに対し、reply は誰かの発言や連絡を受けた後に返された文面・言葉を数える感覚が中心です。
Think of a reply as the piece of answer that comes back after words go to another person and then return. A reply is one actual message or one actual answer, while no reply means that nothing came back. Unlike answer, which can also mean the correct solution, reply usually centers on words or messages sent back to someone.
例文
I sent her a message this morning, but I still haven't received a reply.
今朝彼女にメッセージを送ったが、まだ返事を受け取っていない。
His reply to the customer's complaint was polite and clear.
その顧客の苦情に対する彼の返信は丁寧で分かりやすかった。
After a week of silence, we finally got a reply from the company.
1週間何の連絡もなかったあと、私たちはようやく会社から返信をもらった。
応じる
(意味 3)解説 Definition
刺激や要請、変化などを受けて、それに合わせた行動や態度を示す意味。人の質問に言葉で答えるというより、状況や働きかけに反応する感じで使われる。批判に対策で応じたり、治療に体が反応したりする文脈にも合う。
Reply means to react or answer when something is said, asked, done, or changed. It is often used when someone responds to a question, a message, criticism, or a request. It can also describe how a person, system, or body reacts to treatment or outside action. The word often suggests giving some kind of answer or response that fits the situation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 slaughter は kill よりはるかに重く、多数の人を残酷に殺す「虐殺する」を表します。many people, civilians, prisoners, villagers など、無抵抗な人々や大量の被害者を目的語に取りやすい語です。murder は一人の殺人にも使えますが、slaughter は大規模で一方的な暴力の響きがあります。be slaughtered の受け身も頻出で、戦争、弾圧、襲撃などの文脈で使われます。
Slaughter is much stronger than kill. It means to kill many people in a cruel and violent way, often helpless people such as civilians, prisoners, or villagers. Murder can describe killing one person, but slaughter usually suggests large-scale, one-sided violence. The passive form, be slaughtered, is also common in contexts such as war, repression, and attacks.
例文
She replied to my email that evening.
彼女はその日の夕方、私のメールに応じた。
The company replied to the criticism by changing its policy.
その会社は批判に応じて方針を変えた。
Some patients do not reply well to this treatment.
この治療にうまく反応しない患者もいる。
返信する
(意味 4)解説 Definition
メール、手紙、チャット、SNSのメッセージなど、届いた文面に「返信する」動作を表す動詞。新しく連絡を送るより、受信済みの内容に返す場面に合う。reply to an email/message の形が特に典型的。
To reply means to answer someone by speaking or writing after they say or send something to you. It is commonly used for conversations, emails, messages, and questions. It usually suggests a direct response to a specific person or comment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
返信ボタンの reply を思い浮かべると、この語の実用場面がつかみやすいです。受信箱やチャットで相手のメッセージを開き、その同じスレッドに返す動作が中心です。send は新規送信にも使えますが、reply は先に届いた文面があることが前提。ビジネスでは Please reply by Friday. のように期限つきの返信依頼でよく使われます。
Connect `reply` with pressing the `Reply` button in email or chat. It usually points back to a message you already received: `reply to an email` or `reply to a message`. `Send` can start a message, but `reply` continues the exchange.
例文
Please reply to my email by Friday.
金曜日までに私のメールに返信してください。
She replied to the question with a smile.
彼女は笑顔でその質問に答えた。
He never replied to my last message.
彼は私の最後のメッセージに結局返信しなかった。
reply の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reply は古フランス語 replier、さらにラテン語 replicare に由来し、re-「再び」+ plicare「折る」から成ります。関連語に replicate や replica があります。もとは「折り返す」で、相手の言葉をこちらへ折り返す感覚から「返答する」になりました。
Reply comes from Old French replier and goes back to the Latin word replicare. It is made from re-, meaning "back" or "again," and plicare, meaning "to fold." The original idea was "to fold back," which later developed into the sense of sending words back to someone as an answer.
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