問 1
My timid little younger sister is honestly still quite afraid ( ) the complete darkness whenever she has to sleep all alone.
- at
- of
- in
- with
afraid of (〜を恐れて)
afraid of + 名詞/動名詞 = 「〜を恐れて・怖がって」。前置詞は of。
「of」
正解"My timid little younger sister is honestly still quite afraid ( ) the complete darkness whenever she has to sleep all alone" は連語 = 「of」。形: afraid of + 名詞/動名詞 = 「〜を恐れて・怖がって」。ポイント: afraid は前置詞 of (afraid of dogs / afraid of failing)。afraid to V (〜するのが怖い) の形もある。afraid of は対象、afraid to V は行為。2級頻出: afraid of + 名詞/動名詞 の前置詞、afraid to V との違い。
「in」
= afraid in ✗ ━ 前置詞は of ━ afraid in は不可、afraid of が正。
「at」
= afraid at ✗ ━ 前置詞は of ━ afraid at は不可、afraid of が正。
「with」
= afraid with ✗ ━ 前置詞は of ━ afraid with は不可、afraid of が正。
| 形 | マーカー | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| afraid of + 名詞 | 〜を恐れて | afraid of spiders |
| afraid of + 動名詞 | 〜するのを恐れて | afraid of failing |
| afraid to + V | 〜するのが怖い | afraid to ask |
| = scared/frightened of | 類義 | scared of heights |
| 文型 | 形 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| 名詞 | afraid of + 名詞 | She is afraid of dogs. |
| 動名詞 | afraid of + V-ing | He is afraid of losing. |
| to 不定詞 | afraid to + V | I was afraid to speak. |
My timid little younger sister is honestly still quite afraid of the complete darkness whenever she has to sleep all alone.
臆病な妹は、正直、一人で寝なければならないときはいつも完全な暗闇をまだかなり怖がっている。
The nervous new employee was honestly afraid of making a serious mistake in front of his strict boss.
緊張した新入社員は、正直、厳しい上司の前で深刻なミスをすることを恐れていた。
Many people are surprisingly afraid of speaking confidently in public, even when they know their topic very well.
多くの人は、テーマをよく知っていても、人前で自信を持って話すことを驚くほど恐れている。
Don't be afraid of asking your kind teacher for help whenever you find the homework too difficult.
宿題が難しすぎると感じたときはいつでも、優しい先生に助けを求めることを恐れないで。
The brave little boy said he was not afraid of the dark at all, but he still kept his light on.
勇敢な小さな男の子は暗闇が全然怖くないと言ったが、それでも明かりをつけたままにしていた。
afraid of (2級 頻出) ★ 「〜を恐れて」前置詞は of (名詞/動名詞)。afraid to V ★ 「〜するのが怖い」(行為)。類義 ★ scared of / frightened of。