container

容器

物を入れて保管したり運んだりする、箱や瓶など。

やさしい英語で： An object, such as a box or bottle, that you put things inside to keep or carry them.

• Put the rice in a container.
• These containers keep food fresh.
• Is this container safe for hot water?

使い方： a container for something (We need a container for the leftover soup.)

類義語： receptacle

よく使う表現： plastic container, food container, sealed container, storage container

コンテナ

船や列車、トラックで荷物を運ぶための、とても大きな金属の箱。

やさしい英語で： A very large metal box used to move goods by ship, train, or truck.

• The container arrived by ship.
• Workers unloaded the containers at the port.
• They turned an old shipping container into a small office.

類義語： shipping container, freight container

よく使う表現： shipping container, cargo container, container ship