miniature

小型の、ミニチュアの

普通よりずっと小さく、大きなものを縮めたような。

やさしい英語で： Much smaller than the usual size, often looking like a tiny version of something larger.

• She made a miniature garden.
• The children rode on a miniature train.
• These miniature houses look just like real buildings.

類義語： tiny, small, mini

反対語： full-size

よく使う表現： miniature garden, miniature railway, miniature version, miniature house

ミニチュア、縮小模型

大きなものをとても小さく再現した模型や複製。

やさしい英語で： A very small copy or model of something larger.

• This miniature fits in my hand.
• She collects miniatures of famous buildings.
• He carefully painted a miniature of a sailing ship.

使い方： a miniature of something (He built a miniature of the town hall.)

類義語： small model, scale model

よく使う表現： miniature of something, paint a miniature, detailed miniature

小品

演奏時間の短い音楽作品。

やさしい英語で： A short piece of music.

• She played a miniature for piano.
• The composer wrote several miniatures for strings.
• Each miniature lasted less than three minutes.

類義語： short piece

よく使う表現： piano miniature, musical miniature, compose a miniature