答え

answer: 「答え」という意の最も一般的な語で, 質問･手紙･人などへの返事のこと. 試験の解答･正答や, 電話･ノックなどへの応答にも用いる

response: 〘ややかたく〙 で質問･要請･提案に対する返事を表すが, 正答の意はない. 迅速な応答を暗示する場合や, 実務文書などで好まれる

reply: 〘主に書〙 で手紙などへの返事や質問･要請･招待･広告などへの応答を表し, そのやり取りに焦点を当てる場合に好まれる. 日常英語ではanswerが普通

a verbal or written answer:

【出来事･言葉などに対する】反応; 反響 «to» (↔ stimulus)

e.g. without waiting for a response, she returned to her newspaper

e.g. we received 400 applications in response to one job ad.

a written or verbal answer to a question in a test, questionnaire, survey, etc.

«…からの/…に対する» 答え, 応答 «from/to» (!answerよりややかたい語) ; (試験･クイズの)解答; (アンケートの)回答

a reaction to something:

e.g. an extended, jazzy piano solo drew the biggest response from the crowd

e.g. an honors degree course in Japanese has been established in response to an increasing demand.

Psychology & Physiology an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation.

〘生物〙 (細胞･免疫の)応答

the way in which a mechanical or electrical device responds to a stimulus or range of stimuli.

〘通信〙 (周波数の)応答

(usually responses) a part of a religious liturgy said or sung by a congregation in answer to a minister or cantor.

〖通例～s〗 〘宗〙 唱和, 答唱〘礼拝で司式者にこたえて会衆が朗唱する祈禱書などの箇所〙

Bridge a bid made in answer to one's partner's preceding bid.

Middle English: from Old French respons or Latin responsum ‘something offered in return’, neuter past participle of respondere (see respond).