canvas

キャンバス、画布

画家が絵を描くために、枠に張った丈夫な布。

やさしい英語で： A piece of strong cloth stretched over a frame for an artist to paint on.

• She painted a flower on the canvas.
• Two blank canvases stood in his studio.
• He stretched the canvas over a wooden frame.

使い方： on canvas (She paints portraits on canvas.)

よく使う表現： blank canvas, paint on canvas, large canvas

帆布、キャンバス

テント、袋、帆、絵を描く面に使う、厚く丈夫な布。

やさしい英語で： Strong, thick cloth used to make tents, bags, sails, and surfaces for painting.

• The bag is made of canvas.
• We bought a heavy canvas tent.
• Her canvas shoes dried in the sun.

よく使う表現： canvas bag, canvas tent, canvas shoes

土台、キャンバス

創作活動の出発点となる場面、題材、表面。

やさしい英語で： A setting, subject, or surface that gives someone a starting point for creative work.

• The garden is a canvas for your imagination.
• The city provided a rich canvas for his novel.
• These plain walls offer a canvas for bold designs.

使い方： a canvas for something (The empty warehouse became a canvas for her ideas.)

類義語： starting point, basis

よく使う表現： canvas for something, creative canvas, blank canvas

テント

特に野外で寝泊まりする話で、テントを指す。

やさしい英語で： A tent, especially when describing sleeping or staying outdoors.

• We slept under canvas.
• It was their first holiday under canvas.
• Would you spend a rainy night under canvas?

使い方： under canvas (We spent the weekend under canvas.)

類義語： tent

よく使う表現： under canvas, sleep under canvas

帆布で覆う

テントや帆に使う厚く丈夫な布で何かを覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover something with strong, thick cloth used for tents and sails.

• They canvas the deck each winter.
• The workers canvased the wooden roof.
• We need to canvas this frame before the rain comes.

よく使う表現： canvas a roof, canvas a deck