portion

一人前、一食分

一人に出される食べ物の量。

やさしい英語で： An amount of food served to one person.

• The portions here are huge.
• Give the children smaller portions.
• Would you like another portion of rice?

使い方： a portion of something (I ordered a portion of chips.)

類義語： serving, helping

よく使う表現： small portion, generous portion, portion size

一部、部分

より大きな物や全体の量の一部。

やさしい英語で： A part of a larger thing or amount.

• This portion of the road is closed.
• She saved a large portion of her income.
• Which portions of the report have you read?

使い方： a portion of something (A portion of the money goes to charity.)

類義語： part, share, section

よく使う表現： large portion, small portion, remaining portion

分ける、分配する

物をいくつかに分けて、それぞれ別の人に渡す。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into amounts and give them to different people.

• Please portion out the rice.
• They portioned the water out equally.
• We portioned out enough food for everyone.

使い方： portion something out among people (She portioned the bread out among the children.)

類義語： divide up, share out, distribute

よく使う表現： portion something out, portion out food