elliptical

楕円形の

円を一方向に引き伸ばしたような形をしている。

やさしい英語で： Shaped like a circle that has been stretched in one direction.

• The mirror has an elliptical shape.
• The planet follows an elliptical orbit around its star.
• They built an elliptical track for the runners.

類義語： oval, ellipse-shaped

よく使う表現： an elliptical orbit, an elliptical shape, an elliptical path

簡潔な、含みのある

ごく短く表現し、意味の一部を読み手や聞き手の推測に任せる。

やさしい英語で： Expressing something very briefly, with some of the meaning left for the reader or listener to work out.

• Her reply was brief and elliptical.
• The novel's elliptical style requires careful reading.
• His elliptical remarks left us guessing what he meant.

類義語： condensed, concise, compressed

反対語： verbose

よく使う表現： an elliptical reply, elliptical prose, an elliptical style

省略のある、省略的な

文のほかの部分から意味が分かる語句を省いている。

やさしい英語で： Leaving out words that readers or listeners can understand from the rest of the sentence.

• The reply is an elliptical sentence.
• In informal speech, elliptical clauses are common.
• The teacher asked us to supply the missing words in an elliptical construction.

類義語： elliptic

よく使う表現： an elliptical sentence, an elliptical clause, an elliptical construction, elliptical grammar

クロストレーナー、エリプティカルマシン

足を乗せる台が楕円を描いて動き、歩行や走行に似た運動ができる器具。

やさしい英語で： An exercise machine with foot platforms that move in oval paths, similar to walking or running.

• I use the elliptical at the gym.
• She spent twenty minutes on an elliptical.
• Are the ellipticals easier on your knees than treadmills?

類義語： elliptical trainer, cross-trainer

よく使う表現： use an elliptical, on the elliptical, an elliptical workout

楕円銀河

渦巻き状の腕がなく、全体が滑らかな円形や楕円形をした銀河。

やさしい英語で： A galaxy with a smooth, round or oval shape, without spiral arms.

• The telescope revealed a giant elliptical.
• Astronomers compared the elliptical with a nearby spiral galaxy.
• Several ellipticals lie near the centre of the cluster.

類義語： elliptical galaxy

よく使う表現： a giant elliptical, a dwarf elliptical, a nearby elliptical