英語の前置詞
頻出度の高い英語の前置詞の運ぶイメージをご紹介しています。
より詳しい説明は「イラストで広がる英語の世界 ～前置詞編～」でご覧ください。
こちらでも At, In & On と For & To について学んで頂けます。
| 前置詞 | コアイメージ | 例文 |
| About | 周辺。 | My report was about the bird that I saw last night. |
| Above | 基準点があって、それより「上の方」。 | The airplane has to fly above the clouds. |
| Across | 平面を横切る。 | My office is across the street. |
| After | 何かの後ろ。 | After school, I have a piano lesson. |
| Against | 対象物の「対」。 | It’s hard to see the white subtitle against the light screen. |
| Along | 何かに沿って。 | We strolled along the coast. |
| Among | ぼんやりしたグループ。 | The apps are popular among college students. |
| Around | グルリと一周する動き。 | Please put the ribbon around the tree. |
| As | ２つ物を天秤にかけるイメージ。 | I worked as a volunteer. |
| At | 全体を見渡して「今、ここ！」と指さすイメージ。 | I’m working at Tokyo station. |
| Before | 何かの「前」。 | Oliver has to go home before five o’clock. |
| Behind | 何かと比べた時に「後ろ」。 | The doll is behind you. |
| Below | 基準点があって、それより「下の方」。 | Your temperature is below normal. |
| Beneath | 隠すような感じで、すぐ下に。 | The flower’s sprouted beneath the snow. |
| Beside | ２つの物が、側に。隣り合って。 | Come and sit beside me. |
| Besides | １つの物の「他に」。 | Everyone besides me likes the singer. |
| Between | ２つの物の間。 | My neighbor and I planted trees between our front yards. |
| Beyond | 境界線を越えた、向こう側。 | My aunt’s store is open beyond nine o’clock. |
| But | 逆。 | I don’t like boys but I like Tom. |
| By | 隔たりのある「傍」。 | I will always stay by your side. |
| Concerning | 向き合う気持ち。 | Maya has a lot of questions concerning anger management. |
| Despite | 後に続く物を振り落とす。 | Despite the cold weather, the kids went swimming. |
| Down | 下の方へ。 | The sled went down the hill. |
| During | 特定の期間内。 | I studied Biology during my college years. |
| Except | 外され感。 | The whole class finished the project, except one student. |
| For | 曖昧な物に向かって手を広げているイメージ。 | This letter was sent for me. |
| From | 矢印の起点。 | Where did you come from? |
| In | 立方的な物に入っているような感じ。 | He is in the room. |
| Inside | 境界線の内側。 | Let’s keep all the fish inside the pool. |
| Into | 立体的な物の中に入り込む。 | He came into the room. |
| Like | 対象物に向かう好意。 | Heather is very kind like her mom. |
| Near | 「近い」と思える距離感。 | I live near Tokyo. |
| Of | 帰属、対象。 | Would you like a slice of cake? |
| Off | 非接触。 | I got off the train at Tokyo station. |
| On | 重力を感じるような接触。 | I walked on the beach. |
| Onto | 着点に接触。 | The spider is now moving onto the picture frame. |
| Outside | 境界線の外側。 | I don’t want your ball outside the line. |
| Over | アーチ状の覆い。 | I walk over the bridge. |
| Past | 基準点を過ぎ去る。 | My husband worked past midnight on a regular basis. |
| Regarding | 何度もチラ見。 | Here are some concerns regarding the new technology. |
| Since | 和訳のままの「～から」のイメージ。 | It’s been 8 years since we graduated! |
| Through | トンネルの様な空間を横切るイメージ。 | The train went through the tunnel. |
| Throughout | 空間を通過し終えるイメージ。 | There are cockroaches throughout the building! |
| To | 到達点まで一直線に向かう矢印（→）。 | Let’s go to the toy store! |
| Toward | 到達点に向かっている感じ。 | Our donation will go toward helping single-parent families. |
| Under | 広がりのある物の「下」。 | We sat under the tree. |
| Underneath | 接着感のある「すぐ下」。 | The sheets are underneath the towels. |
| Unlike | 同じグループだけど違う「スペシャル感」。 | Unlike many other soccer team’s in the Sunset League, the team Mighty Mights is coed. |
| Until | 「変化の一点」を目指す感。 | Maria kept reading her book until her boyfriend arrived. |
| Up | 上の方へ。 | He is lying face up. |
| Upon | ジャンプして、ピョンと接触。 | “When you wish upon a star…” |
| With | 空間共有。双方向性。 | Can you play with me? |
| Within | 境界線の内側。 | The school is located within a good neighborhood. |
| Without | 「ない」「していない」状態。 | I can’t live without her. |
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