cardinal

枢機卿

新しい教皇を選ぶ役割を担う、カトリック教会の高位の聖職者。

やさしい英語で： A senior Catholic Church official who helps choose a new pope.

• The cardinal met the pope.
• Several cardinals attended the ceremony in Rome.
• A new pope is chosen by the cardinals.

よく使う表現： Catholic cardinal, appoint a cardinal

コウカンチョウ

南北アメリカにすむ鳴き鳥。最もよく知られる種類の雄は鮮やかな赤色。

やさしい英語で： A songbird from the Americas; the male of the best-known kind is bright red.

• A cardinal landed on the fence.
• Two cardinals visited our bird feeder.
• We heard a cardinal singing outside the window.

よく使う表現： red cardinal, male cardinal, cardinal nest, cardinal song

深紅、カーディナルレッド

カトリックの枢機卿の衣服のような、深い赤色。

やさしい英語で： A deep red colour like the clothing worn by senior Catholic Church officials.

• She chose cardinal for the curtains.
• The painter mixed cardinal with a little brown.
• The cloth was a rich shade of cardinal.

類義語： cardinal red

よく使う表現： cardinal red, deep cardinal

基本的な、最も重要な

ほかの考えや行動の土台となるほど重要な。

やさしい英語で： So important that other ideas or actions depend on it.

• Safety is our cardinal rule.
• He broke the cardinal principle of patient privacy.
• Ignoring your audience is a cardinal mistake in public speaking.

類義語： fundamental, essential, crucial

よく使う表現： cardinal rule, cardinal sin, cardinal principle

基本の、主要な

東西南北の四つの基本的な方位に関する。

やさしい英語で： Relating to north, south, east, and west.

• North is a cardinal direction.
• The map shows all four cardinal points.
• A compass helps you find the cardinal directions.

よく使う表現： cardinal directions, cardinal points, cardinal mark

基数の

一、二、三のように、ものの数を表す数字に関する。

やさしい英語で： Describing numbers that tell you how many things there are, such as one, two, and three.

• Five is a cardinal number.
• Use cardinal numbers to say how many chairs you need.
• The teacher explained the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers.

反対語： ordinal

よく使う表現： cardinal number, cardinal numeral