mantle

役割、責任

多くは他の人から引き継ぐ、重要な役割や権限のある地位。

やさしい英語で： An important role or position of authority, often taken over from someone else.

• She assumed the mantle of leadership.
• Who will inherit his mantle as party leader?
• The youngest daughter took on the mantle of family protector.

使い方： the mantle of something (She accepted the mantle of leadership after her father’s retirement.); take on the mantle of someone/something (He took on the mantle of protector.)

類義語： role, responsibility, authority

よく使う表現： mantle of leadership, assume the mantle, take the mantle

マント、外套

肩から羽織るゆったりした上着。特に宗教指導者が着るもの。

やさしい英語で： A loose outer piece of clothing worn over the shoulders, especially by a church leader.

• He wore a dark mantle.
• The bishop's mantle reached almost to the floor.
• She drew her mantle around her shoulders.

類義語： cloak, cape

よく使う表現： velvet mantle, bishop's mantle, wear a mantle

覆い、層

場所や物を覆ったり、見えなくしたりする層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of something that covers or hides a place or thing.

• A mantle of snow covered the fields.
• The town lay beneath a mantle of darkness.
• Spring gave the hills a fresh green mantle.

使い方： a mantle of something (A mantle of mist hid the village.)

類義語： covering, blanket, cloak, layer

よく使う表現： mantle of snow, mantle of darkness, white mantle

炎の外層

炎を取り囲む高温の気体の部分。

やさしい英語で： The area of hot gas surrounding a flame.

• Hot gases formed the flame's mantle.
• The outer mantle surrounded the blue centre.
• They measured the temperature within the mantle of the flame.

よく使う表現： outer mantle, flame mantle, hot mantle

覆う、隠す

物を層で覆ったり、見えなくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To cover something with a layer, or hide it from view.

• Mist mantled the valley.
• Snow had mantled the roofs during the night.
• Dark clouds mantle the mountain peaks.

使い方： mantle something in/with something (Fresh snow mantled the hills in white.)

類義語： cover, cloak, hide

反対語： uncover, reveal

よく使う表現： mantle the hills, mantle something in, mantle something with

覆われる

何かの層に覆われたり、見えなくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To become covered by a layer of something or hidden from view.

• The fields began to mantle with frost.
• By evening, the valley had mantled in mist.
• In winter, the lake mantles with ice.

使い方： mantle with/in something (The hills began to mantle with snow.)

類義語： become covered

よく使う表現： mantle with snow, mantle in mist

広がる、染める

表面に広がる。特に赤みが顔に広がることをいう。

やさしい英語で： To spread across a surface, especially when red colour appears on someone's face.

• A blush mantled her cheeks.
• Colour slowly mantled over his face.
• As she spoke, a red flush began to mantle her neck.

使い方： mantle over something (A blush mantled over her face.)

類義語： spread, suffuse

よく使う表現： mantle someone's cheeks, mantle over something

マントリングする、よじ登る

突起に手をつき、腕で体を押し上げてその上に登る。

やさしい英語で： To climb onto a ledge by pushing down with your hands and lifting your body.

• He mantled onto the ledge.
• Can you mantle over that rock?
• She mantled the final shelf and stood on top of the boulder.

使い方： mantle onto/over something (She mantled onto the ledge using both hands.)

類義語： climb onto, clamber over

よく使う表現： mantle onto something, mantle over something, mantle the ledge