orientation

向き、指向

物が向いている方向や、人の関心や気持ちが向かう方向。

やさしい英語で： The direction something faces, or the way someone's interests and feelings are directed.

• The house has a southern orientation.
• People have different sexual orientations.
• The newspaper changed its political orientation.

使い方： orientation of something (The orientation of the building allows sunlight into every room.)

類義語： direction, alignment

よく使う表現： sexual orientation, political orientation, orientation of something

オリエンテーション、導入説明

新しい場所や活動、機器について知るための最初の説明。

やさしい英語で： An introduction that helps you understand a new place, activity, or piece of equipment.

• New students attend orientation on Monday.
• The orientation session helped me find the library.
• Have you completed your staff orientation?

使い方： orientation to something (The course offers an orientation to the laboratory equipment.)

類義語： introduction, induction

よく使う表現： orientation session, student orientation, orientation program, orientation to something

方向感覚、定位

自分のいる場所や進むべき方向を知る能力、またはその作業。

やさしい英語で： The ability or process of finding where you are and which direction to go.

• A compass can help with orientation.
• These birds use the sun for orientation.
• The injury affected her sense of orientation.

類義語： navigation, direction finding

反対語： disorientation

よく使う表現： spatial orientation, sense of orientation, orientation skills