better 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのbetterの意味

• 0 comparative of good: of a higher quality or more enjoyable than someone or something else -- “good” の比較級: ～よりよい

  • He got a better job in the States.

  • Her English is getting better (= improving).

• 1 less sick than before, or no longer sick -- （病状が）よくなって, 回復して

  • I feel much better.

  • I hope you get better soon.

• 2 richer -- ますます裕福になる, 経済的に余裕が出る

  • We’re better off now that we’re both working.

• 3 in a better situation -- もっと幸せになる, さらによい状態になる

  • Steve’s an idiot – you’d be better off without him.

• 4 comparative of well: more, or in a more successful way -- “well” の比較級: よりよく, さらに優れて

  • I’d like to get to know him better.

  • Helen did much better than me in the exam.

• 5 used to say what someone should do -- ～した方がよい

  • You’d better hurry or you’ll miss the train.

• 6 to do something better than it has been done before -- ～を改善する, 向上させる, （ベスト記録を）更新する

  • He bettered his previous best time for a marathon.