arm

腕

肩から手までの体の部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of your body between your shoulder and hand.

• My arm hurts.
• She held the baby in her arms.
• He raised his right arm to wave.

よく使う表現： left arm, broken arm, arm in arm

アーム、肘掛け

物の本体から長く細く突き出た部分。椅子の肘掛けなど。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow part that sticks out from the main part of an object.

• The chair has a broken arm.
• A robot arm lifted the box.
• She adjusted the arm of the desk lamp.

よく使う表現： robot arm, chair arm, arm of something

武器、兵器

特に銃などの武器。英語では通常、複数形で使う。

やさしい英語で： A weapon, especially a gun; usually used in the plural.

• Each soldier carried an arm.
• The guards laid down their arms.
• The police found a store of small arms.

類義語： weapon

よく使う表現： small arm, fire an arm

腕

タコなど骨のない動物が、移動したり物をつかんだりする長い部分。

やさしい英語で： A long body part that some animals without bones use to move or hold things.

• The octopus moved one arm.
• Its arms held tightly to the rock.
• A starfish can grow a new arm.

よく使う表現： octopus arm, starfish arm

武装させる

人や集団、国に武器を渡したり売ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To give or sell weapons to people, a group, or a country.

• The government armed the soldiers.
• They refused to arm the rebels.
• Who is arming these groups?

使い方： arm someone with something (They armed the guards with rifles.)

類義語： equip with weapons

反対語： disarm

よく使う表現： arm the troops, arm someone with something, arm the knights

作動可能にする、起動する

武器や道具、システムを作動できる状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To make a weapon, tool, or system ready to work.

• Please arm the alarm before leaving.
• The device was armed remotely.
• Have you armed the security system?

類義語： activate

反対語： disarm

よく使う表現： arm the alarm, arm a device

武装する

戦う用意として、自分が使う武器を手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To get weapons for yourself so that you are ready to fight.

• The villagers armed themselves.
• He armed himself with a knife.
• The defenders began to arm for battle.

使い方： arm yourself with something (She armed herself with a pistol.)

反対語： disarm

よく使う表現： arm yourself, arm for battle