candle

ろうそく

芯に火をつけると明かりを出す、棒状や塊状のろう。

やさしい英語で： A stick or block of wax with a string inside that burns to give light.

• She lit a candle.
• The candles on the cake were pink.
• Please blow out the candle before you leave.

よく使う表現： light a candle, birthday candle, scented candle

燭

ある方向への光の強さを測るために昔使われた単位。

やさしい英語で： An old unit for measuring how strong a light is in a particular direction.

• The lamp had an intensity of one candle.
• This old chart gives light intensity in candles.
• The candle was later replaced by the candela.

よく使う表現： standard candle, international candle, one candle

松の新芽、みどり

春に松の木から上向きに伸びる、淡い色の新しい芽。

やさしい英語で： A pale new stem that grows upward on a pine tree in spring.

• A new candle grew at the branch tip.
• The pine candles lengthened quickly in spring.
• She pinched each candle to keep the tree compact.

類義語： pine shoot

よく使う表現： pine candle, new candle, prune a candle

聖公会の儀礼尺度

聖公会の教会や人が正式な儀式やカトリックの伝統を重んじる度合いを表す架空の尺度。

やさしい英語で： An imagined scale showing how much an Anglican church or person favors formal ceremonies and Catholic traditions.

• Their church is fairly high up the candle.
• The new vicar moved the parish down the candle.
• More incense suggests that the parish has moved up the candle.

使い方： up/down the candle (The parish moved up the candle under its new vicar.)

よく使う表現： up the candle, down the candle

検卵する

卵に強い光を当て、中で何が育っているかを調べること。

やさしい英語で： To shine a bright light through an egg to check what is growing inside.

• We candle the eggs with a small lamp.
• She candled each egg after a week.
• When should I candle these duck eggs?

よく使う表現： candle an egg, candle chicken eggs

予備乾燥する

本焼きの前に、未焼成の陶器を窯で弱く加熱して水分を除くこと。

やさしい英語で： To heat unfired pottery gently in a kiln to remove water before heating it fully.

• We candle the pottery before firing it.
• She candled the kiln overnight to dry the bowls.
• You should candle thick clay pieces slowly.

類義語： pre-dry

よく使う表現： candle the kiln, candle the pottery