describe

描写する、説明する

人や物がどんな様子か、または何が起きたかを話したり書いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To say or write what someone or something is like, or what happened.

• Can you describe your house?
• He described what happened at the station.
• She described her neighbour as a kind man.

使い方： describe someone/something to someone (Can you describe the man to the police?); describe someone/something as something (She described the journey as exhausting.)

類義語： portray, depict

よく使う表現： describe something, describe someone as something, describe something to someone

描写する、説明する

人や物がどのようなものかを、話したり書いたりして伝える。

やさしい英語で： To say or write what someone or something is like.

• Describe your room.
• He described what happened at school.
• How would you describe her voice?

使い方： describe someone/something as something (She described the room as bright and comfortable.); describe someone/something to someone (Can you describe the thief to the officer?)

類義語： portray, depict

よく使う表現： describe a scene, describe something as, describe someone to

描く

ある形になるような道筋に沿って動く。

やさしい英語で： To move along a path that forms a particular shape.

• Her hand described a circle in the air.
• The lamp describes a small arc as it swings.
• The aircraft described a wide curve above the field.

類義語： trace

よく使う表現： describe a circle, describe an arc

描く

物の形や輪郭を描いたり、線で示したりする。

やさしい英語で： To draw or mark the shape or outline of something.

• Use a compass to describe a circle.
• The pencil described a smooth curve on the paper.
• Describe a triangle inside the larger circle.

類義語： draw, trace, delineate

よく使う表現： describe a circle, describe an outline