「素早い」と「早い」ってどう違いますか？


ビジュアルノベルを読んでいたら、次の文が出てきました。

> 少女は素早く辺りを見回し、護りの構えをとる。  
>  The girl quickly takes a look around and assumes a defensive stance.

質問: **どうしてこの場合「素早い」が選ばれているのですか。「早い」でもいいのでしょうか。**

＊このポストは僕が初めて日本語だけで書いたものですので、誤りがあえば直してくださいませんか。




英語の返事ですみません。

「早い」 is a more general term used to mean 'fast'. It can also mean 'early', as
in 'early in the morning' (朝早い仕事とか）.

「素早い」specifically refers to the time taken to perform an action - an English
equivalent adverb would be 'quickly', but also would mean 'deftly' or
'nimbly', and I would say in my experience implies a degree of efficiency - in
your example, the girl's quick judgement of the situation.

They have slightly different applications, and although I would say they are
interchangeable in this instance without sounding _too_ off, 素早い is a bit more
precise.

Hope this helps!




英語の返事ですみません。

「早い」 is a more general term used to mean 'fast'. It can also mean 'early', as
in 'early in the morning' (朝早い仕事とか）.

「素早い」specifically refers to the time taken to perform an action - an English
equivalent adverb would be 'quickly', but also would mean 'deftly' or
'nimbly', and I would say in my experience implies a degree of efficiency - in
your example, the girl's quick judgement of the situation.

They have slightly different applications, and although I would say they are
interchangeable in this instance without sounding _too_ off, 素早い is a bit more
precise.

Hope this helps!

