ripple

さざ波、波紋

水やほかの液体の表面を伝わる小さな波。

やさしい英語で： A small wave that moves across the surface of water or another liquid.

• A ripple crossed the pond.
• The falling leaf made tiny ripples on the water.
• We watched the ripples spread across the lake.

類義語： small wave, wavelet

よく使う表現： ripple in water, gentle ripple, ripple on something

波状の起伏、波模様

表面にある小さな盛り上がりや波形のひだ。いくつも並ぶことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small raised line or wave-shaped fold on a surface, often one of several.

• Ripples covered the wet sand.
• The fabric had a slight ripple near the seam.
• Light caught the ripples in the metal sheet.

類義語： ridge, corrugation, undulation

よく使う表現： ripple in sand, ripple pattern, ripple in fabric

マーブルアイスクリーム

別の味が筋や渦の模様になるように混ぜ込まれたアイスクリーム。

やさしい英語で： Ice cream with strips or swirls of another flavor mixed through it.

• I chose raspberry ripple.
• She served two scoops of fudge ripple.
• This ripple ice cream has chocolate sauce running through it.

よく使う表現： raspberry ripple, fudge ripple, ripple ice cream

波立つ、そよぐ

そよ風を受けた水のように、小さな波を作って動く。

やさしい英語で： To move in small waves, like water when a light wind blows across it.

• The water rippled gently.
• Silk curtains rippled in the breeze.
• His back muscles ripple as he lifts the heavy box.

類義語： undulate

よく使う表現： ripple gently, ripple in wind, ripple across something