engagement

婚約

結婚するという約束、またはその約束から結婚式までの期間。

やさしい英語で： An agreement to marry someone, or the time between this agreement and the wedding.

• They announced their engagement yesterday.
• She showed us her engagement ring.
• After a long engagement, the couple finally married.

使い方： engagement to someone (Her engagement to David lasted two years.)

類義語： betrothal

よく使う表現： engagement ring, announce an engagement, long engagement

約束、予定

決まった日時に行事への参加や講演、出演をする約束。

やさしい英語で： An arrangement to attend an event, give a talk, or perform at a particular time.

• She has a speaking engagement tonight.
• He cancelled his engagement because he was ill.
• A prior engagement prevents me from attending your dinner.

類義語： appointment, commitment

よく使う表現： speaking engagement, prior engagement, public engagement

交戦、戦闘

軍隊同士が戦うこと。

やさしい英語で： A fight between military forces.

• The engagement lasted two hours.
• Both armies lost soldiers in the engagement.
• The fleet won several naval engagements that summer.

使い方： engagement with someone (Several soldiers died in an engagement with enemy forces.)

類義語： battle, clash

よく使う表現： military engagement, naval engagement, armed engagement

噛み合い、接続

部品がつながり、互いに固定されたり一緒に働いたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The joining of parts so that they hold together or work together.

• Check the engagement of the gears.
• Smooth clutch engagement prevents sudden movement.
• The mechanism failed because the teeth were not in full engagement.

使い方： engagement of A with B (The engagement of the gear with the shaft transfers power.)

類義語： connection, coupling

反対語： disengagement

よく使う表現： gear engagement, clutch engagement, full engagement

交刃

フェンシングで、剣を触れ合わせたり攻撃したりできる距離に近づくこと。

やさしい英語で： In fencing, the point when opponents are close enough to touch swords or attack.

• The fencers reached engagement and raised their blades.
• At engagement, she moved quickly to attack.
• He stayed beyond engagement until his opponent stepped forward.

よく使う表現： point of engagement, engagement distance