amber

黄色信号

安全に止まれるなら停止するよう運転者に知らせる黄色の信号。

やさしい英語で： The yellow-orange traffic light that tells drivers to stop if they can do so safely.

• The light changed to amber.
• He slowed down when he saw amber.
• The traffic lights went from green to amber.

類義語： yellow light

よく使う表現： on amber, change to amber, amber light, turn to amber

琥珀色

温かみのある黄色や、茶色がかったオレンジ色。

やさしい英語で： A warm yellow or orange-brown colour.

• The sky turned amber.
• She painted the glass a deep shade of amber.
• The lamp filled the room with a glow of amber.

よく使う表現： shades of amber, deep amber, warm amber

琥珀

昔の木の樹脂が固まった黄褐色の物質。宝飾品によく使われる。

やさしい英語で： A hard yellow-brown material formed from ancient tree liquid, often used in jewellery.

• Her necklace is made of amber.
• An insect was trapped inside the amber.
• They found small pieces of amber on the beach.

よく使う表現： amber beads, piece of amber, amber necklace

アンバーコドン、アンバー変異体

タンパク質合成を止めるUAG、またはそれが早く現れる変異遺伝子や生物。

やさしい英語で： The UAG code that stops protein production, or a changed gene or organism with this code appearing too early.

• UAG is called amber.
• An amber mutation stopped production of the full protein.
• The researchers introduced an amber suppressor into the bacteria.

よく使う表現： amber codon, amber mutation, amber suppressor

琥珀色の

黄色がかったオレンジ色や黄褐色をしている。

やさしい英語で： Yellow-orange or yellow-brown in colour.

• The bottle is amber.
• An amber light glowed above the door.
• Her cat has beautiful amber eyes.

よく使う表現： amber eyes, amber light, amber glass