branch

枝

木の幹から外へ伸びる、木質の部分。

やさしい英語で： A woody part that grows out from the main stem of a tree.

• A bird sat on a branch.
• The wind broke several branches last night.
• Can you reach the apples on that branch?

類義語： limb, bough

よく使う表現： tree branch, broken branch, low branch

支店

同じ会社が持つ複数の店のうちの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of several shops owned by the same company.

• This branch closes at six.
• The company opened three new branches last year.
• Our local branch has a larger range of shoes.

使い方： branch of something (A branch of the clothing chain opened nearby.)

類義語： store, outlet

よく使う表現： local branch, new branch, branch of something

支店、支部

複数の場所で活動する組織の、地域ごとの事務所や拠点。

やさしい英語で： A local office or center belonging to an organization that operates in several places.

• Visit your nearest bank branch.
• The charity opened a branch in our town.
• Members from several branches attended the meeting.

使い方： branch of something (She works at a branch of the city library.)

類義語： local office

よく使う表現： bank branch, local branch, branch of something

分岐、分家

道や家族など、大きなまとまりから分かれた部分。

やさしい英語で： A part of something that separates from a larger whole, like a smaller road or family group.

• We followed the eastern branch of the river.
• Two branches of the family met at the wedding.
• The railway has a branch leading to the port.

使い方： branch of something (This branch of the family lives in Canada.)

類義語： division, offshoot

よく使う表現： branch of something, river branch, family branch

分野、部門

より広い領域の中にある、知識や研究、事業の特定の分野。

やさしい英語で： A particular area of knowledge, research, or business within a larger field.

• This branch of medicine studies the heart.
• She works in a growing branch of technology.
• Several branches of mathematics deal with shapes.

使い方： branch of something (Genetics is a branch of biology.)

類義語： field, discipline

よく使う表現： branch of science, branch of medicine, branch of business

元の資料には、この動詞の意味ではなく編集上の注意がある。

やさしい英語で： The source provides an editing notice rather than a meaning for this verb.