opal

オパール

見る角度によってさまざまな色に輝き、装飾品に使われる価値の高い石。

やさしい英語で： A valuable stone used in jewelry that shows changing flashes of color.

• Her ring has an opal.
• The jeweler showed us three beautiful opals.
• Blue and green light flashed inside the opal.

よく使う表現： opal ring, black opal, fire opal

蛋白石、オパール

主にシリカと水からなる天然の物質で、宝石になるものもある。

やさしい英語で： A natural material made mainly of silica and water, which can sometimes form valuable stones.

• This rock contains opal.
• Opal holds water within its structure.
• The geologist found deposits of common opal.

よく使う表現： common opal, opal deposit

オパール色

宝石のオパールのように、他の色の輝きが点在する青色。

やさしい英語で： A blue color with bright spots of other colors, like those seen in a gemstone.

• She chose opal for the fabric.
• The paint shimmered in shades of opal.
• Opal gave the surface a blue glow with bright flecks.

よく使う表現： shade of opal, shimmering opal

ネソリカエナ属の蝶

オーストラリアに生息する小さな蝶の一種。

やさしい英語で： A type of small butterfly found in Australia.

• An opal landed on a leaf.
• The guide identifies several species of opal.
• We watched opals flying near the bushes.

よく使う表現： opal butterfly, spotted opal