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記事、論文

新聞、雑誌、ウェブサイトなどに載る、ある話題についての文章。

やさしい英語で： A piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper, magazine, or on a website.

• I read an article about cats.
• Her article appeared in a local newspaper.
• Have you written any articles for the website?

使い方： an article about/on something (She wrote an article on healthy eating.)

類義語： piece, report

よく使う表現： newspaper article, article about something, write an article

品物、物品

衣類など、ある種類や集まりに属する一つの物。

やさしい英語で： One object in a group or category, such as a piece of clothing.

• A scarf is an article of clothing.
• Each article of luggage was checked.
• Please collect all your personal articles.

使い方： an article of something (Each article of clothing needs a label.)

類義語： item, object

よく使う表現： article of clothing, household article, personal article, valuable article

冠詞

aやtheのように、名詞に添えて使う語。

やさしい英語で： A word such as “a” or “the” that comes with a noun.

• “The” is a definite article.
• You need an article before this noun.
• Some languages do not use articles.

よく使う表現： definite article, indefinite article, use an article

条、条項

法律などの文書の番号付きの部分。他の条項とともに規則を定める。

やさしい英語で： A numbered section of a legal document; together, these sections can form a set of rules.

• Article Five explains your rights.
• They changed two articles of the agreement.
• The company adopted new articles of association.

使い方： an article of something (Article Three of the treaty covers trade.)

類義語： section, clause

よく使う表現： article five, article of something, articles of association

徒弟契約を結ぶ

経験のある人から職業を学ぶため、正式な契約を結ばせる。

やさしい英語で： To place someone under a formal agreement to learn a profession from an experienced worker.

• The firm articled him to a solicitor.
• She was articled to a lawyer for her training.
• They agreed to article the young clerk.

使い方： article someone to someone (The clerk was articled to an experienced solicitor.)

類義語： apprentice

よく使う表現： article someone to someone, article a clerk