debris

がれき、残骸

物が傷ついたり壊されたりした後に残る破片。

やさしい英語で： Broken pieces left after something has been damaged or destroyed.

• Debris covered the road after the storm.
• Rescue workers searched through the debris.
• Falling debris damaged several parked cars.

類義語： wreckage, rubble, remains

よく使う表現： falling debris, clear debris, scattered debris

ごみ、廃棄物

捨てられたり、あちこちに放置されたりした不要な物。

やさしい英語で： Unwanted things that have been thrown away or left scattered around.

• Plastic debris washed onto the beach.
• Volunteers collected debris along the river.
• The gutters were blocked with discarded packaging and other debris.

類義語： litter, rubbish, trash, refuse

よく使う表現： plastic debris, floating debris, collect debris

岩屑

氷の移動や融解など、自然の働きによって残された岩のかけら。

やさしい英語で： Pieces of rock left behind by moving or melting ice, or by other natural processes.

• The glacier left a layer of debris.
• Rock debris covered the valley floor.
• Scientists examined debris deposited by the melting ice.

類義語： rock fragments

よく使う表現： glacial debris, rock debris, debris deposits