ear

耳

頭の両側に一つずつある、音を聞くための器官。

やさしい英語で： One of the two parts on the sides of your head that you hear with.

• My left ear hurts.
• The rabbit has long ears.
• She whispered in his ear.

よく使う表現： left ear, ear pain, in someone’s ear

聴覚、音感

特に音楽や話し声の違いを、よく聞き分ける能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to hear sounds well, especially differences in music or speech.

• He plays the piano by ear.
• She has an excellent ear for music.
• The wrong note offended his trained ear.

使い方： an ear for something (She has a good ear for accents.)

類義語： hearing

よく使う表現： ear for music, by ear, musical ear

穂

穀物の茎の先にあり、種子が育つ部分。

やさしい英語で： The part at the top of a grain plant where its seeds grow.

• Each ear was full of grain.
• The ears of wheat turned golden.
• We cooked an ear of corn for each guest.

使い方： an ear of corn/wheat (He picked an ear of corn.)

類義語： head, spike

よく使う表現： ear of corn, ear of wheat, ripe ear

穂を出す

穀物が、茎の先に種子をつける部分を生やす。

やさしい英語で： To grow the seed-bearing parts at the tops of grain plants.

• The corn will ear soon.
• The wheat eared early this year.
• Warm weather helps the barley ear.

よく使う表現： corn ear, wheat ear