paper

紙

主に木から作る薄い素材で、文字を書いたり印刷したり物を包んだりする。

やさしい英語で： A thin material made mostly from wood, used for writing, printing, or wrapping.

• I need some paper and a pen.
• She folded the paper in half.
• We printed the invitations on thick paper.

使い方： a piece of paper (Write your name on a piece of paper.)

よく使う表現： sheet of paper, piece of paper, plain paper

新聞

ニュースや記事、広告を載せた出版物。

やさしい英語で： A publication containing news, stories, and advertisements.

• Dad reads the paper every morning.
• The local paper reported the accident.
• Have you seen today’s paper?

使い方： in the paper (I saw your photo in the paper.)

類義語： newspaper

よく使う表現： daily paper, local paper, morning paper

包装紙

贈り物や荷物などを包むための薄い素材。

やさしい英語で： A thin material used to cover gifts, parcels, or other objects.

• She wrapped the gift in paper.
• We bought shiny paper for the presents.
• The parcel arrived covered in brown paper.

類義語： wrapping paper

よく使う表現： wrapping paper, brown paper, gift paper

論文

学問や科学の研究結果を説明する文章。

やさしい英語で： A piece of writing that explains the results of academic or scientific research.

• The paper explains their research findings.
• He presented his paper at a conference.
• Several papers support this new theory.

使い方： a paper on something (She published a paper on climate change.)

類義語： article, study

よく使う表現： research paper, scientific paper, publish a paper

レポート、報告書

学校の課題や政府の計画説明などのために、ある話題について書いた文章。

やさしい英語で： A piece of writing about a topic, often for school or to explain government plans.

• My history paper is due tomorrow.
• The government released a paper on housing.
• She wrote three papers for the course.

使い方： a paper on something (I wrote a paper on local history.)

類義語： report, essay

よく使う表現： term paper, white paper, policy paper

壁紙

壁に貼って表面を覆い、飾るための素材。

やさしい英語で： A material stuck onto walls to cover and decorate them.

• We chose blue paper for the bedroom.
• The paper is peeling near the window.
• He stripped the old paper from the walls.

類義語： wallpaper

よく使う表現： floral paper, wall paper, patterned paper

紙の

文字を書くことや印刷に使う紙でできている。

やさしい英語で： Made from the thin material used for writing and printing.

• Put the bread in a paper bag.
• We used paper plates at the picnic.
• She made a little paper boat.

よく使う表現： paper bag, paper cup, paper towel

名ばかりの、机上の

理屈では優秀や強力に見えるが、実際には弱いか役に立たない。

やさしい英語で： Apparently good or powerful in theory, but weak or ineffective in real life.

• The enemy proved to be a paper tiger.
• He was a paper general with no battle experience.
• Their paper victory changed nothing for ordinary people.

類義語： theoretical

反対語： real

よく使う表現： paper tiger, paper general, paper victory