expansive

広大な、広範な

広い地域や幅広い分野に及ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： Covering a large area or a wide range of subjects.

• The balcony offers an expansive view.
• Her expansive research covers several centuries.
• We crossed an expansive landscape of grass and low hills.

類義語： extensive, wide, broad

反対語： limited, narrow

よく使う表現： expansive view, expansive research, expansive landscape

おしゃべりな、打ち解けた

親しみやすく、自分の気持ちや考えを気軽に話そうとすること。

やさしい英語で： Friendly and willing to talk freely, often about your feelings or ideas.

• He was in an expansive mood.
• Our normally quiet host became expansive over dinner.
• Her expansive manner encouraged everyone to join the conversation.

類義語： talkative, sociable, outgoing

反対語： reserved

よく使う表現： expansive mood, expansive host, expansive manner

膨張する、膨張性の

大きくなること、または大きさを増す働きがあること。

やさしい英語で： Becoming larger or causing an increase in size.

• Expansive soil can damage foundations.
• The engineers measured the gas’s expansive force.
• Expansive cement increases in volume as it sets.

類義語： expanding

反対語： contracting

よく使う表現： expansive force, expansive soil, expansive cement

膨張可能な、拡張可能な

大きくなることや、大きくすることができること。

やさしい英語で： Able to become larger or be made larger.

• The design uses an expansive material.
• The chamber’s expansive walls allow it to hold more gas.
• They tested the fabric’s expansive capacity under pressure.

類義語： expandable

よく使う表現： expansive material, expansive capacity, expansive structure