camouflage

迷彩、カモフラージュ

人や物を見つけにくく、または見分けにくくする覆いや変装。

やさしい英語で： A covering or disguise that makes someone or something difficult to see or recognize.

• The soldiers wore camouflage.
• Its green skin provides excellent camouflage among leaves.
• His cheerful smile was camouflage for his fear.

類義語： disguise, concealment

よく使う表現： wear camouflage, natural camouflage, camouflage clothing

偽装、カモフラージュ

人や物を見つけにくく、または見分けにくくするために外見を変えること。

やさしい英語で： The process of changing an appearance to make someone or something difficult to see or recognize.

• Camouflage helped them escape detection.
• The camouflage of the vehicles required paint and branches.
• Animals use camouflage to avoid being eaten.

使い方： camouflage of something (The camouflage of the camp took several hours.)

類義語： concealment, disguising

よく使う表現： camouflage of something, use of camouflage, skillful camouflage

偽装する、カモフラージュする

物の外見を変えたり覆ったりして、周囲に紛れて見えにくくする。

やさしい英語で： To change or cover something so that it blends into its surroundings and is hard to see.

• They camouflage their tents with leaves.
• The vehicle was camouflaged with green paint.
• Can you camouflage the camera among those branches?

使い方： camouflage something with something (They camouflaged the truck with branches.); camouflage something as something (They camouflaged the entrance as a pile of rocks.)

類義語： disguise, conceal, hide

よく使う表現： camouflage something, camouflage yourself, camouflage with something