balance

バランス、平衡

倒れたり傾いたりせず、安定していられる能力や状態。

やさしい英語で： The ability or state of staying steady without falling or tipping over.

• I lost my balance.
• Her balance improved with practice.
• The heavy bag upset the boat’s balance.

類義語： stability, equilibrium

反対語： imbalance

よく使う表現： lose balance, keep your balance, sense of balance

残高

入金と出金を計算した後、口座にある金額。

やさしい英語で： The amount of money in an account after payments in and out are counted.

• My balance is fifty pounds.
• She checked her bank balance online.
• The statement showed a negative balance.

よく使う表現： bank balance, account balance, check your balance

勢力均衡、力関係

結果を左右する、集団や勢力、意見の間の強さの関係。

やさしい英語で： The relative strength of different groups, forces, or opinions that affects the final result.

• One vote tipped the balance.
• The balance of opinion favored reform.
• New weapons shifted the balance of power.

使い方： balance of something (The election changed the balance of power.)

よく使う表現： balance of power, balance of opinion, tip the balance

残り、残額

一部を使ったり取り除いたり支払ったりした後に残るものや量。

やさしい英語で： The part or amount that remains after some has been used, removed, or paid.

• Please pay the balance tomorrow.
• We ate some rice and stored the balance.
• The balance of the agreement still applies.

使い方： balance of something (The balance of the order will arrive tomorrow.)

類義語： remainder, rest

よく使う表現： pay the balance, remaining balance, balance of something

天秤

左右の重さを比べて物の重さを測る道具。

やさしい英語で： An instrument with two sides that compares weights to measure how heavy something is.

• Put the powder on the balance.
• The balance has two metal pans.
• We used a balance to weigh the sample.

類義語： scales

よく使う表現： beam balance, laboratory balance, use a balance

バランスを取る、釣り合わせる

重さを均等に分け、自分や物が倒れないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To keep yourself or something steady by spreading weight evenly.

• Can you balance on one foot?
• She balanced herself before lifting the box.
• We balanced the load on both sides.

使い方： balance on something (The bird balanced on a thin branch.)

類義語： steady, stabilize

反対語： unbalance

よく使う表現： balance on something, balance yourself, balance the weight

バランスを保って載せる

細い支えの上に物を落ちないように載せたり保ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To hold or place something on a narrow support so that it does not fall.

• He balanced a cup on his knee.
• She balanced three plates on one hand.
• Can you balance this coin on its edge?

使い方： balance something on something (She balanced a book on her head.)

類義語： poise

よく使う表現： balance something on, balance a tray

バランスを取りながら進む

細い足場の上を、バランスを保ちながら進む。

やさしい英語で： To move along a narrow support while keeping yourself steady.

• She balanced along the wall.
• He balanced across the rope above the river.
• The acrobat balanced along a high wire.

使い方： balance along/across something (He balanced across the narrow beam.)

類義語： equilibrate, equilibrate

よく使う表現： balance along something, balance across something