centre

中心、真ん中

物や場所の中央にある点や部分。

やさしい英語で： The point or part in the middle of something.

• Stand in the centre of the room.
• The table has flowers in its centre.
• Can you find the exact centre of this circle?

使い方： the centre of something (Draw a dot in the centre of the circle.)

類義語： middle

反対語： edge

よく使う表現： centre of something, in the centre, dead centre

センター、施設

特定の活動やサービスを行う建物、場所、組織。

やさしい英語で： A building, area, or organisation where a particular activity or service is provided.

• The sports centre opens at seven.
• We visited the new shopping centre.
• Several research centres worked together on the project.

類義語： hub

よく使う表現： shopping centre, sports centre, research centre, community centre

市街地、中心街

店や会社が多く集まる、町や都市の中心部。

やさしい英語で： The main part of a town or city, where many shops and businesses are.

• The bus goes to the town centre.
• We met at a café in the city centre.
• Cars are banned from the centre on Sundays.

類義語： downtown

反対語： outskirts

よく使う表現： town centre, city centre, centre of town

中道

左派と右派の間に位置し、極端な立場を避ける政治的な考え方。

やさしい英語で： Political views between the left and the right, avoiding either extreme.

• The party moved towards the centre.
• Many voters prefer the political centre.
• Her policies appeal to people in the centre.

よく使う表現： political centre, the centre ground, centre of politics

センター

チームの競技区域の中央を担当する選手。

やさしい英語で： A player whose position is in the middle of a team’s playing area.

• She plays centre for her school team.
• The centre scored twice before half-time.
• Our new centre is good at winning the ball.

よく使う表現： play centre, starting centre, team’s centre

中央に置く、中央に揃える

物をある場所の真ん中に移したり配置したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To move or position something in the middle of an area.

• Centre the text on the page.
• She centred the picture above the fireplace.
• Can you centre the table in this room?

使い方： centre something on something (Centre the image on the page.); centre something in something (She centred the table in the room.)

類義語： position centrally

よく使う表現： centre the text, centre a picture, centre something on