discover

見つける、知る

何かを見つけたり、それについて初めて知ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To find something or learn about it for the first time.

• I discovered a small café nearby.
• She discovered that her keys were missing.
• Have you discovered where the noise comes from?

使い方： discover that… (I discovered that the shop was closed.); discover how/why/where… (We discovered why the machine had stopped.)

類義語： find out, find, learn

よく使う表現： discover the truth, discover something about someone, discover a mistake

発見する

それまで誰も知らなかったものを見つけたり、新しい考えを生み出したりする。

やさしい英語で： To find something or develop an idea that nobody knew about before.

• Scientists discovered a new species.
• They hope to discover a cure for the disease.
• Who discovered this distant planet?

類義語： find, uncover

よく使う表現： discover a cure, discover a species, discover something new

開き王手をかける、利きを開く

チェスで駒を動かし、その後ろの駒が攻撃できるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To move a chess piece so that another piece behind it can attack.

• Moving the knight will discover an attack.
• She discovered check by moving her bishop.
• This pawn move discovers an attack on the queen.

類義語： uncover

よく使う表現： discover an attack, discover check