ounce

オンス

約２８グラム、つまり１ポンドの１６分の１に当たる重さの単位。

やさしい英語で： A unit of weight equal to about 28 grams, or one sixteenth of a pound.

• The package weighs one ounce.
• She bought eight ounces of cheese.
• How many ounces are in a pound?

使い方： an ounce of something (Add an ounce of butter to the pan.)

類義語： oz., ℥, uncia

よく使う表現： an ounce, ounce of cheese, weigh an ounce

わずか、ひとかけら

何かの非常に少ない量。全くないと言うときによく使う。

やさしい英語で： A very small amount of something, often used to say there is none at all.

• He had not an ounce of sympathy.
• She used every ounce of energy to finish the race.
• There wasn't an ounce of doubt in her mind.

使い方： an ounce of something (There isn't an ounce of truth in that story.)

類義語： bit, shred, trace

よく使う表現： ounce of truth, ounce of courage, not an ounce

液量オンス

液体の量を測る単位で、米国では約３０ミリリットルに当たる。

やさしい英語で： A unit for measuring liquid, equal to about 30 millilitres in the United States.

• Add one ounce of water.
• This bottle holds twelve ounces of juice.
• She measured two fluid ounces of milk.

使い方： an ounce of + liquid (Pour an ounce of lemon juice into the glass.)

類義語： fluid ounce

よく使う表現： fluid ounce, ounce of juice, ounce of water