glasses

眼鏡

よく見えるように、枠に入った二枚のレンズを目の前にかける道具。

やさしい英語で： Two clear lenses in a frame worn in front of your eyes to help you see.

• I wear glasses to read.
• She broke her glasses yesterday.
• Have you seen my glasses anywhere?

類義語： spectacles

よく使う表現： wear glasses, pair of glasses, reading glasses

双眼鏡

両目でのぞいて遠くのものをはっきり見る道具。

やさしい英語で： An instrument you look through with both eyes to see distant things more clearly.

• He raised his field glasses.
• She watched the stage through opera glasses.
• Bring your field glasses to watch the birds.

類義語： binoculars

よく使う表現： field glasses, opera glasses, look through glasses

ガラス、ガラスの種類

窓や瓶に使われる、普通は透明で硬いガラスのさまざまな種類。

やさしい英語で： Different types of the hard, usually clear material used to make windows and bottles.

• These glasses melt at different temperatures.
• The laboratory tests several glasses for strength.
• Special glasses are used to make camera lenses.

よく使う表現： optical glasses, special glasses, different glasses