“nerves of steel”の意味と使い方 Bizmatesビジネス英会話 Tip 238

Nerves of steel ってどういう意味?

Nerves of steelは、直訳すると「鉄の神経」ですが、これは日本語で言う「肝が座っている」や「鉄の心臓を持つ」ことに近い意味になります。

緊張したり怖がったりしてしまうような状況においても、落ち着いて振る舞うことができる人のことを表現する時に使います。

Nerves of steelってどういう場面で使うの?

何億円規模ものの商談を締結させる時や、何百人もの前でプレゼンテーションをする時など、普通なら手や声が震えてしまうような場面でも平気でいられる人のことを話す際に使用します。

会話の中ではこのように使われます。

A: Taka was so calm closing that deal.
B: Yes, he has nerves of steel.

Nerves of steel の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ

こちらの動画で、nerves of steelの発音や、会話の中での自然な使い方をBizmatesのプレゼンター Hikaが解説します。

字幕機能も利用可能ですので、英語学習に是非お役立てください!

Hey, everyone welcome to this Bizmates

words and phrases video series and

today's idiom is
"nerves of steel."

You know nerves? Those are the things

that make us nervous, worried, scared and

steel -- steel is strong.

OK, so what does this mean? We'll find out

but first let's look at what I sometimes hear:

OK, so let's imagine I'm talking to my

colleague, Taro, about another colleague,

Taka. OK and I say:
Taro, Taka is amazing.

Taka was so calm closing that major

deal. That million-dollar deal, he closed

it with the customer and he was

not nervous. He was so calm.

And Taro says:
Yeah, yeah, I know.

Yes he has courage. OK, you know, the

sentence is OK. I hear a lot of students

use the word "courage" but I don't it's

just we don't use it so often especially

in this case.

You know, courage -- it's like... that's like climbing Mount

Everest. You know, that's like jumping in

front of a car, you know, to save of a

child from the street. You know, that's

courage. It has a really big

meaning but in this case where Taka is

doing something that has a lot of

pressure, that's very stressful and he's calm

maybe courage isn't the best word.

OK, a natural way to say this is like this,

so I say:
You know Taro, Taka was so calm

closing the deal.
And Taro says:

Yes, he has nerves of steel.

There you go! Very natural, Okay?
Nerves of steel.

So if you're doing something that's... that

makes most people nervous, like making a

presentation in front of 100 people or

maybe having a very important job

interview, you know and you're not

nervous, you're calm -- you have nerve

of steel, okay?
So let's look at pronunciation.

Yes, he has nervesof steel.
Nervesof...

Yes, he has nervesof steel.
You try.

OK, with my sentence:
Taka was so calm closing the deal.

Yeah, I know.

Perfect. OK, so for homework, I want you to

tell me someone who has nerves of steel --

your, boss, your president, you know, your

father, your grandfather -- who has

nerves of steel, just doesn't get nervous.

OK, think of someone and we'll see you

next time. Thank you.

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