interest 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのinterestの意味

• 0 the feeling of wanting to know more about something -- 興味

  • I have always had an interest in science.

  • After a while he simply lost interest in (= stopped being interested in) his studies.

• 1 something you enjoy doing -- 趣味

  • We share a lot of the same interests.

• 2 the quality that makes you think that something is interesting -- 関心をそそるもの

  • Would this book be of any interest to you (= are you interested in reading it)?

• 3 the extra money that you must pay to a bank if you borrow money, or that you receive from the bank if you keep your money there -- 利子

  • low interest rates

• 4 If someone or something interests you, you want to give that person or thing your attention and know more about them or it. -- （人）に興味を持たせる

  • History doesn’t really interest me.