flat

平らな

表面に出っ張りやへこみがない。

やさしい英語で： Having an even surface without raised or sunken parts.

• The land here is flat.
• Place the board on a flat surface.
• We found a flat patch of ground for our tent.

類義語： even, level

反対語： uneven

よく使う表現： flat surface, flat land, flat ground

水平な

地面に対して水平で、上にも下にも傾いていない。

やさしい英語で： Level with the ground, without sloping up or down.

• The house has a flat roof.
• Make sure the shelf is flat.
• This section of the road is completely flat.

類義語： level, horizontal

反対語： sloping

よく使う表現： flat roof, flat shelf, perfectly flat

平らに、水平に

どの部分も浮き上がらず、水平に、または広げた状態で。

やさしい英語で： In a level or fully spread position, with no part sticking up.

• Lie flat on your back.
• She spread the blanket flat on the grass.
• Lay the paper flat before drawing.

よく使う表現： lie flat, lay something flat, spread something flat

きっぱりと、断固として

特に断るときに、迷わずはっきりと。

やさしい英語で： Completely and firmly, especially when refusing something.

• He refused flat to help.
• They turned my offer down flat.
• She denied flat that she had taken the money.

類義語： outright, categorically

よく使う表現： refuse flat, deny flat, turn someone down flat

アパート、マンションの一室

複数の住居が入る建物の中にある、一つの住居。

やさしい英語で： A home consisting of rooms in a building that contains other homes.

• She lives in a small flat.
• We rented a flat near the station.
• Does your flat have a balcony?

類義語： apartment

よく使う表現： rent a flat, block of flats, share a flat

フラット、変記号

半音下げた音、または音を半音下げることを示す記号。

やさしい英語で： A musical note lowered by half a step, or the sign showing this change.

• Play B flat here.
• This key has three flats.
• She marked a flat before the note.

反対語： sharp

よく使う表現： B flat, three flats, play a flat

平地、平原

広く平らな土地。浅い水に覆われることもある。

やさしい英語で： A wide area of level land, sometimes covered by shallow water.

• Birds fed on the tidal flat.
• We crossed the salt flats at dawn.
• The rising tide covered the mud flats.

類義語： plain

よく使う表現： tidal flat, salt flat, mud flat

平地

上り坂や下り坂のない、平らな地面。

やさしい英語で： Ground that does not rise or fall.

• Walking on the flat is easy.
• She runs faster on the flat.
• The bicycle works well on the flat but struggles uphill.

類義語： level ground

よく使う表現： on the flat, along the flat