gloss

光沢、つや

物のなめらかな表面に見られる輝き。

やさしい英語で： A smooth shine on the surface of something.

• The paint has a high gloss.
• Polishing restored the gloss of the table.
• Her hair had a healthy gloss.

類義語： shine, sheen, lustre

反対語： dullness

よく使う表現： high gloss, gloss finish, natural gloss

うわべ、見せかけ

問題を隠したり、実際よりよく見せたりする魅力的な外見。

やさしい英語で： An attractive outer appearance that can hide problems or make something seem better than it is.

• The glossy brochure gave the scheme a gloss of respectability.
• The gloss of success hid his personal troubles.
• A new logo added a superficial gloss to the struggling business.

使い方： a gloss of something (The elegant offices gave the company a gloss of success.)

類義語： veneer, facade

よく使う表現： gloss of success, superficial gloss, gloss of respectability

注釈、語釈

難しい言葉の意味や訳を示す短い説明。

やさしい英語で： A short note explaining a difficult word or giving its translation.

• The gloss explains an unfamiliar word.
• A short gloss appears beside each technical term.
• The manuscript includes glosses in another language.

使い方： a gloss on something (The editor added a gloss on the unfamiliar expression.)

類義語： explanatory note, annotation

よく使う表現： gloss on something, marginal gloss, short gloss

つやを出す、磨く

表面に光沢のあるものを塗って、つやを出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To make a surface shine by putting a shiny coating on it.

• They gloss the wood after sanding it.
• She glossed the table with a clear coating.
• The workers are glossing the new panels.

類義語： polish

よく使う表現： gloss a surface, gloss the wood, gloss the table