carbon

炭素

すべての生物や、石炭、ダイヤモンドなどに含まれる元素。

やさしい英語で： A chemical element found in all living things and in materials such as coal and diamonds.

• Diamonds are made of carbon.
• All living things contain carbon.
• Adding carbon makes the steel harder.

よく使う表現： pure carbon, carbon content, carbon fibre

二酸化炭素

特に気候への影響について話すときの、空気中に排出される二酸化炭素。

やさしい英語で： Carbon dioxide released into the air, especially when discussing its effect on the climate.

• Flying adds carbon to the atmosphere.
• The company wants to reduce its carbon emissions.
• How large is your carbon footprint?

類義語： carbon dioxide

よく使う表現： carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon neutral

炭素原子

大きな化学構造の一部として捉えた、一個の炭素原子。

やさしい英語で： One atom of the element found in diamonds, considered as part of a larger chemical structure.

• Each carbon bonds to other atoms.
• This molecule contains six carbons.
• An oxygen is attached to the central carbon.

類義語： carbon atom

よく使う表現： central carbon, carbon atom, carbon chain

カーボン紙

写しを作るため紙の間に挟む、黒い塗膜のついた薄い紙。

やさしい英語で： A thin sheet with a dark coating, placed between sheets of paper to make copies.

• Put a carbon between the sheets.
• The typist replaced the worn carbon.
• Did you remember to insert a carbon?

類義語： carbon paper

よく使う表現： sheet of carbon, insert the carbon, fresh carbon

カーボンコピー

カーボン紙を使って手書きやタイプで作った写し。

やさしい英語で： A copy made by writing or typing through a sheet with a dark coating.

• I kept a carbon of the receipt.
• The office filed carbons of every letter.
• She compared the carbon with the original.

使い方： a carbon of something (Please keep a carbon of the letter.)

類義語： carbon copy, duplicate

よく使う表現： carbon of something, keep a carbon, file the carbon

炭素燃料

石炭など、主に炭素からできている固体の燃料。

やさしい英語で： A solid fuel, such as coal, made mostly of the black element found in diamonds.

• The furnace burns carbon for heat.
• They used carbon to fuel the fire.
• Burning carbon releases gases into the air.

よく使う表現： burn carbon, solid carbon, carbon fuel