absorption

吸収

小さな穴を通して、液体や気体が物の中に取り込まれること。

やさしい英語で： The process of taking liquid or gas into a material through tiny openings.

• This towel allows fast water absorption.
• The coating prevents moisture absorption.
• We tested the absorption of gas by the material.

使い方： absorption of something (The soil’s absorption of water was slow.)

類義語： uptake

よく使う表現： water absorption, moisture absorption, absorption rate

没頭、熱中

何かにすべての注意を向け、ほかのことがほとんど気にならない状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of giving all your attention to something, so you notice little else.

• His absorption in the book was complete.
• She noticed nothing in her absorption in work.
• Their total absorption in the game surprised me.

使い方： absorption in something (Her absorption in the puzzle made her miss the announcement.)

類義語： concentration, engrossment

反対語： distraction

よく使う表現： complete absorption, total absorption, absorption in something

吸収

物質が光や熱などのエネルギー、または中性子などの粒子を取り込むこと。

やさしい英語で： The process in which matter takes in energy or particles, such as light, heat, or neutrons.

• Dark surfaces increase heat absorption.
• The experiment measured neutron absorption.
• Scientists compared the absorption spectra of two gases.

使い方： absorption of something by something (We measured the absorption of light by the glass.)

反対語： emission

よく使う表現： light absorption, neutron absorption, absorption spectrum

吸収

食べ物の栄養分が体内に入り、組織や臓器に届くこと。

やさしい英語で： The process by which food substances enter the body and reach its tissues and organs.

• Digestion prepares food for absorption.
• The study examined iron absorption in adults.
• This condition reduces the absorption of nutrients.

使い方： absorption of something (The small intestine is important for the absorption of nutrients.)

類義語： uptake

よく使う表現： nutrient absorption, iron absorption, intestinal absorption