enamel

歯のエナメル質

歯の外側を覆う硬い層。

やさしい英語で： The hard outer layer of a tooth.

• Acid can damage tooth enamel.
• Your dentist checks for worn enamel.
• This toothpaste helps protect the enamel on your teeth.

よく使う表現： tooth enamel, damaged enamel, protect enamel

琺瑯、七宝

金属や陶器に加熱して焼き付ける、ガラスのように硬い層。

やさしい英語で： A hard, glass-like layer fixed onto metal or pottery by heating.

• The brooch is covered in blue enamel.
• Heat fixes the enamel onto the metal.
• Some enamel had chipped off the old pot.

よく使う表現： blue enamel, enamel coating, enamel jewellery

エナメル塗料

乾くと硬くなり、つやが出る塗料や被膜。

やさしい英語で： Paint or another coating that becomes hard and shiny when it dries.

• We painted the door with white enamel.
• The enamel dried to a shiny finish.
• Use a clean brush to apply the enamel.

類義語： enamel paint

よく使う表現： enamel paint, gloss enamel, white enamel

おしろい

顔の肌を滑らかで美しく見せるために使う化粧品。

やさしい英語で： A cosmetic used to make the skin on someone’s face look smooth and attractive.

• She covered her face with enamel.
• The white enamel hid marks on her skin.
• The actress kept a jar of enamel beside her mirror.

よく使う表現： facial enamel, white enamel

琺瑯をかける、七宝を施す

金属や陶器に、ガラスのように硬い層を加熱して付け、覆ったり飾ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To cover or decorate metal or pottery with a hard, glass-like layer using heat.

• They enamel the pots before selling them.
• She enamelled the copper brooch in blue.
• The artist learned to enamel small pieces of jewellery.

よく使う表現： enamel a brooch, enamel metal, enamel a pot

彩る、色とりどりに飾る

輝く飾りのように、さまざまな鮮やかな色で覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover something with different bright colours, like a shining decoration.

• Spring flowers enamel the meadow.
• Tiny blossoms enamelled the green hillside.
• Red and yellow flowers enamel the garden each spring.

類義語： colour, decorate

よく使う表現： enamel the meadow, enamel the fields

光沢をつける

素材の表面を滑らかにして、光沢を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give a material a smooth, shiny surface.

• The workshop uses rollers to enamel paper.
• They enamelled the leather for a glossy finish.
• This machine can enamel cloth as well as card.

類義語： glaze

よく使う表現： enamel paper, enamel leather, enamel cloth

化粧する、おしろいを塗る

顔に化粧品を塗り、肌の跡を隠して滑らかに見せる。

やさしい英語で： To cover someone’s face with cosmetics to hide marks and make it look smooth.

• She used powder to enamel her face.
• The attendant enamelled the actress’s complexion before the performance.
• They would enamel their cheeks to hide small marks.

類義語： make up

よく使う表現： enamel the face, enamel someone’s complexion