screen

画面、スクリーン

画像や動画、文字を映す平らな面。

やさしい英語で： A flat surface on which you see pictures, videos, or written information.

• Look at the screen.
• My phone screen is cracked.
• The results appeared on several large screens.

類義語： display

よく使う表現： computer screen, phone screen, on screen

網戸、金網

空気や細かい物を通し、大きい物を遮る網状の面。

やさしい英語で： A surface with small holes that lets air or fine material through while keeping larger things out.

• The window screen keeps flies out.
• We replaced the torn screens before summer.
• A mosquito got through a hole in the screen.

類義語： mesh, netting

よく使う表現： window screen, door screen, wire screen

ついたて、遮蔽物

物を見えなくしたり、熱や風、危険から人を守ったりする仕切り。

やさしい英語で： A barrier that hides something from view or protects people from heat, wind, or danger.

• She changed behind a screen.
• A fire screen stopped sparks from reaching the carpet.
• They placed folding screens between the beds.

類義語： partition, barrier

よく使う表現： folding screen, fire screen, privacy screen

スクリーニング、検査

試料に特定の物質や状態、特徴があるか調べる検査。

やさしい英語で： A test that checks a sample for a particular substance, condition, or feature.

• The drug screen was negative.
• A genetic screen found the unusual gene.
• The laboratory performs hundreds of blood screens each week.

使い方： a screen for something (The doctor ordered a screen for common infections.)

類義語： test, screening

よく使う表現： drug screen, genetic screen, screen for something

検査する、審査する

人や物を調べ、問題を見つけたり不要なものを除いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To check people or things to find problems or remove anything unwanted.

• They screen all job applicants.
• The nurses screened patients for signs of infection.
• Incoming calls are screened before reaching the director.

使い方： screen someone/something for something (They screen donated blood for viruses.); screen out someone/something (The system screens out unwanted messages.)

類義語： check, inspect, vet

よく使う表現： screen applicants, screen for something, screen out something, screen baggage

上映する

映画やテレビ番組を観客に見せる。

やさしい英語で： To show a film or television program to an audience.

• They screen films every Friday.
• The documentary was screened at a local cinema.
• Will the festival screen your latest movie?

使い方： screen something for someone (The studio screened the film for journalists.)

類義語： show

よく使う表現： screen a film, screen a documentary, screen something for someone

ふるいにかける

材料を穴のある面に通し、大きな粒を除いたり大きさ別に分けたりする。

やさしい英語で： To pass material through a surface with holes to remove larger pieces or separate different sizes.

• We screen soil to remove stones.
• The workers screened the gravel into separate sizes.
• She screened the beans before packing them.

使い方： screen something through something (They screened the sand through a fine mesh.)

類義語： sift, sieve

よく使う表現： screen soil, screen gravel, screen through something