place

場所、所

人や物がある特定の地点、建物、地域。

やさしい英語で： A particular point, building, or area where someone or something is.

• This is a nice place.
• We found a quiet place to sit.
• Have you visited this place before?

類義語： location, spot, site

よく使う表現： a quiet place, place to stay, in one place

土地、敷地

土地の一区画。家や農場があることも多い。

やさしい英語で： An area of land, often with a home or farm on it.

• They bought a small place in the country.
• His place includes fields and an orchard.
• We fenced the whole place to keep the sheep inside.

類義語： property, plot

よく使う表現： a country place, a ten-acre place, buy a place

席

一人が座るための場所。特に食卓などでの席。

やさしい英語で： A space where one person can sit, especially at a table.

• I saved you a place.
• There are two empty places at our table.
• Please take your places before dinner starts.

類義語： seat

よく使う表現： save a place, take your place, an empty place

広場

町にある、広場や市場などの誰でも利用できる開けた場所。

やさしい英語で： An open public area in a town, such as a square or market area.

• The stalls filled the market place.
• A fountain stood in the centre of the place.
• The narrow streets opened onto a broad public place.

類義語： square, plaza, courtyard

よく使う表現： market place, public place, open place

心境、精神状態

その人の感情の状態や、自分の生活に対して抱いている気持ち。

やさしい英語で： Your emotional condition or the way you feel about your life.

• I'm in a better place now.
• After the breakup, he was in a dark place.
• She was in a strange place emotionally last winter.

類義語： mindset, mood

よく使う表現： a dark place, a better place, a strange place

集落

いくつかの家が集まってできた小さな居住地。

やさしい英語で： A small group of houses forming a settlement.

• They lived in a little place of six cottages.
• The place grew as more families built houses there.
• Beyond the hill lay a small place with only ten dwellings.

類義語： settlement, hamlet

よく使う表現： a small place, a rural place, a little place

置く、配置する

人や物を決まった場所や位置に置く。

やさしい英語で： To put someone or something in a particular position.

• Place the cup on the table.
• She placed a flower in his hand.
• Where should we place the chairs?

使い方： place someone/something in/on somewhere (Place the books on the shelf.)

類義語： put, set, position

よく使う表現： place something on, place something in, carefully place something, place something beside

入賞する、順位につく

競技を終え、参加者の中で特定の順位になる。

やさしい英語で： To finish a competition in a particular position among the people or teams taking part.

• She placed third in the race.
• Our team usually places first.
• Did he place in the top ten?

使い方： place + first/second/third, etc. (Our team placed second in the competition.)

類義語： finish, rank

よく使う表現： place first, place third, place in something