blank

空白の、白紙の

文字や絵、印が何もない状態。

やさしい英語で： Having no writing, pictures, or marks on it.

• Give me a blank sheet of paper.
• The screen went blank.
• Leave this part of the form blank.

類義語： empty, clear

よく使う表現： blank page, blank screen, blank space

特徴のない、変化のない

目立つ特徴や違い、細部がない状態。

やさしい英語で： Having no noticeable features, differences, or details.

• We faced a blank wall.
• The road crossed a blank stretch of desert.
• Nothing broke the blank surface of the landscape.

類義語： featureless, plain, uniform

よく使う表現： blank wall, blank landscape, blank desert

完全な、全くの

制限や条件がなく、まったくそうであること。

やさしい英語で： Complete and without any limit or qualification.

• Her answer was a blank refusal.
• He stared at the wreckage in blank despair.
• The announcement filled them with blank astonishment.

類義語： absolute, complete, utter

反対語： partial

よく使う表現： blank refusal, blank despair, blank astonishment

空欄

答えや情報を書き込むために、ページに空けてある部分。

やさしい英語で： An empty space on a page where you should write an answer or other information.

• Write your name in the blank.
• Fill in all the blanks on this form.
• She left a blank because she didn't know the answer.

類義語： space, gap

よく使う表現： fill a blank, leave a blank, in the blank

空欄、空白

文章や用紙で、足りない情報を書き込むための空いた部分。

やさしい英語で： An empty space in a text or form where you should write missing information.

• Write your name in the blank.
• Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
• She left a blank where the date should be.

類義語： space, gap

よく使う表現： fill a blank, leave a blank, fill in blanks

空包

発射すると大きな音がするが、弾丸は入っていない実包。

やさしい英語で： A gun cartridge that makes a loud noise when fired but contains no bullet.

• The gun fired a blank.
• The actors used blanks during the battle scene.
• Was the pistol loaded with blanks?

類義語： blank cartridge

よく使う表現： fire a blank, shoot a blank

無点のドミノ牌

片方または両方の面に点がないドミノの牌。

やさしい英語で： A domino with no dots on one or both halves.

• This tile is a blank.
• He played the double blank first.
• There are several blanks in this domino set.

よく使う表現： double blank, play a blank, draw a blank

消す、空白にする

文字や画像、情報を消して、その場所を空白にすること。

やさしい英語で： To remove writing, pictures, or information so that a space becomes empty.

• Press this button to blank the screen.
• She blanked out the names in the report.
• The software blanks each field when you start again.

使い方： blank out something (Please blank out the old address before printing the form.)

類義語： erase, clear, delete

よく使う表現： blank out something, blank the screen