concrete

確かな、確実な

主張を支えたり事実を示したりできるほど、確かで信頼できる。

やさしい英語で： Strong and reliable enough to support a claim or show that something is true.

• We need concrete proof.
• The police found no concrete evidence against her.
• Do you have anything concrete to support that claim?

類義語： solid, firm, reliable

よく使う表現： concrete evidence, concrete proof

具体的な、明確な

大まかな考えではなく、細かな内容がはっきりしている。

やさしい英語で： Clear and specific, with particular details rather than general ideas.

• Please give a concrete example.
• They agreed on concrete steps to reduce waste.
• We need concrete plans before we can begin.

類義語： specific, definite

反対語： vague, general

よく使う表現： concrete plans, concrete steps, concrete example

具体的な、実体のある

考えの中だけでなく、実際に存在し、見たり体験したりできる。

やさしい英語で： Real and able to be seen or experienced, rather than existing only as an idea.

• Children learn by handling concrete objects.
• The artist turns feelings into concrete forms.
• These ideas have little connection with concrete reality.

類義語： real, actual, tangible

反対語： abstract

よく使う表現： concrete objects, concrete reality, concrete experience

コンクリート

セメント、砂、小石、水を混ぜて作る、固まると非常に硬い建築材料。

やさしい英語で： A building material made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water, which becomes very hard.

• The floor is made of concrete.
• Workers poured concrete into the wooden frame.
• These concrete walls keep the room cool.

よく使う表現： reinforced concrete, concrete floor, pour concrete, concrete bridge

コンクリートで固める

地面をコンクリートで覆ったり、物の周囲をそれで固めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To cover an area or surround something with a hard building mixture of cement, sand, stones, and water.

• They concreted the yard.
• We plan to concrete the driveway next spring.
• The builders concreted the posts into the ground.

使い方： concrete over something (They concreted over the old flower beds.)

よく使う表現： concrete over something, concrete a driveway