pivot

支点、回転軸

物が回転するときの中心となる、固定された点や部品。

やさしい英語で： A fixed point or part around which something turns.

• The lever turns around a pivot.
• A loose pivot made the metal arm shake.
• The door rotates on two pivots instead of ordinary hinges.

類義語： fulcrum

よく使う表現： central pivot, pivot point, turn around something’s pivot

回転する

場所を変えずに、固定された点を中心に回る。

やさしい英語で： To turn around a fixed point while staying in the same place.

• The chair can pivot freely.
• She pivoted on one foot to face him.
• The gate pivots around a strong metal post.

使い方： pivot on/around something (The metal arm pivots on a small pin.)

類義語： turn, rotate

よく使う表現： pivot on something, pivot around something, pivot to face