image

画像、像、イメージ

人や物を表した絵や姿。目に見えるものや想像したものを指す。

やさしい英語で： A picture or other representation of a person or thing, seen or imagined.

• The image on the screen is blurry.
• The mirror showed her image.
• We saved several images of the garden.

使い方： image of someone/something (The screen displayed an image of a mountain.)

類義語： picture, representation

よく使う表現： digital image, image of something, clear image

イメージ、評判

人や場所、組織について世間が持っている印象や評価。

やさしい英語で： The opinion or impression people have of a person, place, or organization.

• The scandal damaged the company’s image.
• They want to improve the town’s image.
• Has your image of him changed?

使い方： image of someone/something (The film changed my image of the city.)

類義語： reputation, impression

よく使う表現： public image, positive image, image of something

心像、イメージ

人や物について頭の中に思い描く姿。

やさしい英語で： A picture of someone or something that you form in your mind.

• An image of home filled her mind.
• He could not forget the image of that empty street.
• The story creates vivid images in the reader’s imagination.

使い方： image of someone/something (I have a clear image of her face in my mind.)

類義語： mental picture, vision

よく使う表現： mental image, vivid image, image of someone

イメージ

人や組織が周囲に見せる、または見せたい姿や個性。

やさしい英語で： The style or identity someone or an organization shows to others or wants others to see.

• The singer has adopted a new image.
• Her clothes help her project a confident image.
• The brand maintains its image through carefully chosen colours.

類義語： persona, identity

よく使う表現： project an image, youthful image, new image

撮像する

カメラなどの機器を使って物の画像を作ること。

やさしい英語で： To make a picture of something using a camera or other equipment.

• The scanner images the brain.
• Scientists imaged the distant planet with a telescope.
• This camera can image objects too small for us to see.

類義語： photograph, scan

よく使う表現： image the brain, image the surface, image something

イメージを作成する

パソコンの保存領域を、ファイルや設定も含めて丸ごとコピーすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a complete copy of a computer's storage, including its files and settings.

• We need to image the drive.
• The technician imaged every computer before replacing its software.
• Have you imaged the disk yet?

類義語： clone

よく使う表現： image a drive, image the disk, image a system

映す

鏡のように、物の姿を映し出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To show a copy of something, as a mirror does.

• The water imaged the sky.
• The polished glass imaged her face.
• Still pools imaged the trees above them.

類義語： reflect, mirror

よく使う表現： image the sky, image someone's face