English Dictionary

handy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhæn.di/

形容詞

俗語

Easy to use, useful. / Nearby, within reach. / Of a person: dexterous, skilful. / (slang) Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.

日本語の意味

使いやすく、便利な / 近くにあり、手の届く範囲にある / 器用で、巧妙な / （俗語）暴力的で、拳を用いる傾向がある

The small, handy toolkit made fixing things around the house much easier.

小さくて便利な工具セットは、家の周りの修理をずっと簡単にしてくれた。

意味（1）

Easy to use, useful.

Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.

意味（2）

Nearby, within reach.

You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy, would you?

意味（3）

Of a person: dexterous, skilful.

She's very handy: she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

意味（4）

(slang) Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.

We had a sergeant who was a bit handy with the rougher elements. He dealt with them a little bit differently to what I do.

意味（5）

Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

handier （ comparative ）

handiest （ superlative ）