glass

ガラス

窓や瓶などを作るのに使う、硬くて多くは透明な材料。

やさしい英語で： A hard material, often clear, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects.

• The bottle is made of glass.
• Broken glass covered the floor.
• You can see the garden through the glass door.

よく使う表現： broken glass, window glass, glass door, made of glass

コップ、グラス

飲み物を飲むための持ち手のない容器で、普通はガラス製。

やさしい英語で： A container without a handle that you drink from, usually made from a clear material.

• Please bring me a glass.
• She filled two glasses with water.
• Would you like another glass of milk?

使い方： glass of something (Would you like a glass of juice?)

類義語： tumbler

よく使う表現： glass of water, wine glass, empty glass, fill a glass

虫眼鏡、ルーペ

通して見ると小さなものが大きく見える、曲面のある透明な道具。

やさしい英語で： A curved piece of clear material that makes small things look larger when you look through it.

• He examined the coin through a glass.
• The jeweller held a glass to her eye.
• With his glass, he could see tiny marks on the stone.

類義語： magnifying glass, loupe

よく使う表現： magnifying glass, jeweller's glass, through a glass

ガラス、非晶質固体

細かな粒子が規則正しく繰り返す配列を持たない固体。

やさしい英語で： A solid whose tiny particles are not arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.

• Rapid cooling produced a metallic glass.
• Scientists compared the structures of several glasses.
• This polymer forms a glass when cooled below a certain temperature.

類義語： amorphous solid

よく使う表現： metallic glass, polymer glass, glass formation, glass transition