プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
できる【出来る】
❶〔仕上がる〕be finished;〔準備が整う〕be ready ⇒できあがる(出来上がる)
仕事が出来た
The work is finished.
食事が出来た
Dinner is ready.
準備が出来次第出かけよう
Let's go as soon as everything is ready.
試験勉強がまだ出来ていない
I have not prepared for the examination yet.
どうなっても覚悟は出来ている
I'm ready to accept whatever happens.
❷〔作られる〕be made
バターは牛乳から出来る
Butter is made from milk.(▼fromは原料を示す)
この机は木で出来ている
This desk is made of wood.(▼ofは材料を示す)
この布でスカートが2枚出来る
This cloth will make two skirts.
この橋は頑丈に出来ている
This bridge is solidly built.
大雨で庭に大きな水たまりが出来た
The heavy rain left [made] a big puddle in the garden.
この玩具は精巧に出来ている
This toy is elaborately designed.
このスープは上手に出来ている
This soup is well made.
どんなピザが出来ますか
〔店などで〕What kinds of pizza do you serve?
❸〔産出される〕grow
このあたりでは桃がよく出来る
Peaches grow well in this part of the country.
この農場では促成栽培の野菜がよく出来る
This farm produces good crops of forced vegetables.
❹〔生まれる〕be born;〔生じる〕come into existence;〔形を成す〕form
二人の間に女の子が出来た
A daughter was born to them.
来年もう一人子どもが出来ます
I will have another child next year.
新しい憲法が出来た
A new constitution came into existence [being].
胃に潰瘍(かいよう)が出来たらしい
An ulcer seems to have formed in my stomach.
彼女の手にあかぎれが出来ていた
Her hands were chapped.
背中に湿疹が出来た
I have eczema on my back.
急用が出来て帰って行った
Something urgent came up, and he went home.
❺〔生まれつく〕
君はよほど意気地なしに出来ているのだな
You were really born an utter coward, weren't you?
❻〔組織される〕be formed; be organized
新しい政党が出来た
A new political party was formed [organized/born].
新しい制度がやがて出来るだろう
A new system will be set up before long.
この会社が出来てから50年になる
It has been fifty years since this company was founded.
❼〔可能である〕 ((人が主語で)) can, be able to ((do));((事が主語で)) be possible
彼なら出来る
He can [is able to] do it./He is capable of doing it.
その時は許すことが出来なかった
I 「could not [was unable to] forgive him at the time.
それは出来ない相談だ
It's an impossible proposition./It (simply) cannot be done.
難しくて私には出来ない
It is too difficult for me./It is beyond me.
悪天候のため船は出航出来なかった
The bad weather prevented the ship from setting sail.
出来たら10日までに仕上げてください
I'd like it to be finished by the tenth, if possible.
❽〔能力がある〕
よく出来る生徒
a quick [bright] student
出来ない生徒
a poor student
学校の勉強が出来る[出来ない]
He does well [poorly] at school.
数学が出来る[出来ない]
He is good [poor] at mathematics.
あの男は出来る
He is an able man.
❾〔人格のある〕
彼はよく出来た人物だ
〔円熟した人〕He is a very mature man./〔人格者〕He is a man of fine character.
❿〔男女が深い仲になる〕
あの二人は出来ているらしい
〔相愛の仲〕They seem to be in love with each other./〔肉体関係がある〕They seem to be on intimate terms with each other.