プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かたい【固い】
&fRoman1;
❶〔締まっている〕hard
固い物質
a hard substance
このステーキは固い
This steak is tough.
卵を固くゆでる
hard-boil an egg
❷〔きつい〕tight
固い結び目
a tight knot
扉は固く閉ざされていた
The door was shut tight.
手足を固く縛られた
His hands and feet were tightly [firmly] bound [tied]./He was bound fast hand and foot.
タオルを固く絞る
wring a towel tightly [hard](▼tightlyは絞った結果が固い,hardは力を込めて絞ること)
彼らは固く手を握りあった
They grasped each other's hands firmly.
ハンドルが固くて回らない
The handle is stuck and won't turn.
&fRoman2;
❶〔強固な〕strong; firm
固い信念
a firm [strong] belief
意志の固い人
a man with 「a strong [an iron] will
固い約束をする
make a firm promise
砦(とりで)の守りは固かった
The fortress was strongly defended.
彼の無実を固く信じている
I firmly believe that he is innocent./I am confident [convinced] of his innocence.
彼らは固く団結している
They are closely united.
❷〔厳重な〕strict
固い規則
a strict rule
❸〔確実な〕
彼の実力を考えれば成功は固い
Judging from his ability, he is sure to succeed.
❹〔融通がきかない〕inflexible, unadaptable;〔非常に厳格な〕rigid, straitlaced;〔頑固な〕obstinate, stubborn
あの人は固すぎる
He lacks adaptability [flexibility].
彼は頭が固い
He is obstinate [stubborn].