breadth

幅広さ

知識や活動、内容などが、多くの種類や分野に及ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： The wide range of things that someone knows, does, or includes.

• Her breadth of knowledge impressed me.
• The course offers both depth and breadth.
• Few candidates have such breadth of experience.

使い方： breadth of something (The breadth of her interests surprised us.)

類義語： range, scope

よく使う表現： breadth of knowledge, breadth of experience

幅

物の一方の端から、反対側の端までの距離。

やさしい英語で： The distance from one side of something to the other.

• We measured the breadth of the table.
• The bridge spans the full breadth of the river.
• Its length is twice its breadth.

使い方： breadth of something (The breadth of the doorway is one metre.)

類義語： width

よく使う表現： breadth of something, full breadth