English Dictionary

affair

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈfɛə/

名詞

複数形 頻度副詞 古語 俗語

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

日本語の意味

業務（商業、専門、公共などあらゆる範囲の事柄や用件） / 事柄（行われる事、または行われるべき事） / 用件（予定や約束事として処理されるべきもの）

I need to take care of one small affair before I leave.

出発する前に一つ小さな用事を済ませる必要があります。

意味（1）

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

a difficult affair to manage

意味（2）

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.

an affair of honor, a duel; an affair of love, an intrigue

意味（3）

(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

意味（4）

A material object (vaguely designated).

He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.

意味（5）

An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).

Mean to say you been havin' an affair with Mrs. Peabody?

意味（6）

A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).

Jerry's girlfriend said she wanted to go steady, but she was in an affair with one of his team-mates.

意味（7）

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

I was his affair and he was a little boy toy to me... Together it was our little scandal.

意味（8）

A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.

She also guessed that Lady Gladstone had not told them the affair had been planned some time ago. “We are looking forward to visiting you on Friday, Lady Gladstone,” said Harriet. “Geoffrey thought I might have forgotten because you sent us your invitation such ages ago, but I said, 'My dear brother, how could I possibly forget an invitation from Lady Gladstone?'“ “How very odd,” commented the comte lazily. “Lady Gladstone was just telling us it was an impromptu affair.”

意味（9）

(slang, now rare) The (male or female) genitals.

[S]he, with the greatest effrontery imaginable, unbuttons his breeches, and removing his shirt, draws out his affair, so shrunk and diminished that I could not but remember the difference, now cresfallen, or just faintly lifting its head.

affairs （ plural ）