enclosure

囲い、囲い地

柵や壁などで周りを囲まれた場所。

やさしい英語で： An area surrounded by a fence, wall, or other barrier.

• The goats stayed inside the enclosure.
• Workers built a larger enclosure for the lions.
• Several enclosures had gates that visitors could open.

類義語： pen, compound

よく使う表現： animal enclosure, fenced enclosure, inside the enclosure

同封物、同封書類

手紙と同じ封筒や包みに入れて送る書類や品物。

やさしい英語で： A document or other item sent inside the same envelope or package as a letter.

• Please read the enclosure.
• The letter arrived without its enclosure.
• I sent two enclosures with my application.

類義語： insert

よく使う表現： letter and enclosure, please see enclosure, missing enclosure

囲い込み

共同で使っていた土地を区切り、個人の所有地にした歴史的な過程。

やさしい英語で： The historical process of dividing land shared by a community into separate pieces owned by individuals.

• Enclosure changed village life.
• Many families lost access to common land after enclosure.
• The enclosure movement created larger privately owned farms.

類義語： inclosure

よく使う表現： enclosure of land, enclosure movement, enclosure acts