grounds

理由、根拠

決定や行動、考えを支える理由。

やさしい英語で： Reasons that support a decision, action, or belief.

• We have grounds for concern.
• He appealed on medical grounds.
• Are there sufficient grounds to dismiss her?

使い方： grounds for something (There are no grounds for complaint.); on the grounds that… (She refused on the grounds that it was unsafe.)

類義語： reasons, basis, justification

よく使う表現： grounds for something, on medical grounds, reasonable grounds

出し殻、沈殿物

コーヒーを入れた後や、液体を置いたりこしたりした後に残る細かな固形物。

やさしい英語で： Small solid pieces left after making coffee or after liquid has settled or been filtered.

• There are grounds in my coffee.
• Put the used grounds in the compost.
• The filter keeps the grounds out of your cup.

類義語： sediment, residue

よく使う表現： coffee grounds, used grounds, wet grounds

敷地

建物の周囲にある土地。庭や広場などを含むことが多い。

やさしい英語で： The land around a building, often with gardens or open spaces.

• The school grounds are clean.
• We walked around the castle grounds.
• Visitors may picnic in the grounds.

使い方： the grounds of something (We walked through the grounds of the palace.)

類義語： land, property

よく使う表現： castle grounds, school grounds, on the grounds