dwarf

ドワーフ、小人

昔話などに登場する小さな人。長いひげや魔法の力を持つことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small person in traditional stories, often with a long beard and magical skills.

• A dwarf lived under the mountain.
• The dwarves made a golden crown for the king.
• In the story, a dwarf helps the lost children.

よく使う表現： a bearded dwarf, a mountain dwarf, dwarf king, a skilled dwarf

小人

成長に影響する状態により、身長が通常より著しく低い人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is unusually short because of a condition affecting growth.

• He is a dwarf with a rare growth condition.
• The documentary follows three dwarfs and their families.
• She interviewed a dwarf about his experiences at school.

類義語： runt

よく使う表現： a dwarf actor, an adult dwarf

矮星

比較的小さい恒星。

やさしい英語で： A star that is relatively small in size.

• The telescope found a red dwarf.
• A white dwarf can remain hot for a long time.
• Astronomers measured the light from several nearby dwarfs.

類義語： dwarf star

よく使う表現： white dwarf, red dwarf, dwarf star

矮性の、小型の

同じ種類の普通の大きさより、ずっと小さい。

やさしい英語で： Much smaller than the usual size of its kind.

• We planted a dwarf apple tree.
• Dwarf rabbits need plenty of space to move.
• This dwarf variety grows well in a pot.

類義語： miniature, small

よく使う表現： dwarf tree, dwarf rabbit, dwarf variety, dwarf form

小さく見せる

他のものよりはるかに大きく、それを小さく見せる。

やさしい英語で： To be so much larger than something else that it makes that thing seem small.

• The tower dwarfs our house.
• Huge mountains dwarfed the village below.
• These new ships dwarf the older boats in the harbour.

類義語： tower over

よく使う表現： dwarf something nearby, dwarf surrounding buildings, dwarf nearby buildings, dwarf something in size

かすませる、圧倒する

はるかに大きい、または重要で、他のものを取るに足りなく見せる。

やさしい英語で： To be so much greater or more important that something else seems unimportant.

• Her achievements dwarf mine.
• The benefits dwarf the small cost of the project.
• His later discoveries dwarfed his early work in importance.

類義語： overshadow, eclipse

よく使う表現： dwarf other achievements, dwarf previous successes, dwarf something in importance