alcohol

酒、アルコール飲料

ビール、ワイン、ウイスキーなど、飲むと酔うことがある飲み物。

やさしい英語で： Drinks such as beer, wine, or whisky that can make you drunk.

• I don’t drink alcohol.
• The restaurant serves alcohol with meals.
• They stopped selling alcohol after midnight.

類義語： alcoholic drinks, liquor, booze

よく使う表現： drink alcohol, sell alcohol, serve alcohol, avoid alcohol

アルコール、エタノール

ビールやワインなどに含まれ、酔いを引き起こす物質。

やさしい英語で： The substance in beer, wine, and similar drinks that can make you drunk.

• This beer contains alcohol.
• The label shows how much alcohol is in the wine.
• Even a small amount of alcohol can affect your driving.

類義語： ethanol, ethyl alcohol

よく使う表現： alcohol content, contains alcohol, pure alcohol, alcohol level

アルコール

酒の成分と同じ化学的な仲間の物質。燃料や洗浄剤にも使われる。

やさしい英語で： One of a group of chemicals related to the substance in alcoholic drinks, often used in fuels or cleaners.

• Methanol is an alcohol.
• The laboratory stores several alcohols in locked cupboards.
• This alcohol is used as a solvent in the reaction.

よく使う表現： an alcohol, alcohol molecule, alcohol solvent