shade

日陰

何かが日光を遮っている、暗くて通常は涼しい場所。

やさしい英語で： An area where something blocks sunlight, keeping it darker and usually cooler.

• Let us sit in the shade.
• The tree gave us some shade.
• These plants grow well in partial shade.

使い方： in the shade of something (We ate in the shade of a large tree.)

よく使う表現： in the shade, provide shade, shade of something

色合い、色調

同じ色の中で、明るさや暗さなどが異なる特定の色。

やさしい英語で： A particular form of a color, which may be lighter or darker than others.

• I like this shade of blue.
• She painted the walls a warmer shade.
• The leaves turn several shades of red in autumn.

使い方： a shade of something (The curtains are a soft shade of green.)

類義語： hue, tone

よく使う表現： shade of blue, darker shade, pale shade

ニュアンス、微妙な違い

考え、意味、意見、感情などの小さな違い。

やさしい英語で： A small difference in an idea, meaning, opinion, or feeling.

• These words have different shades of meaning.
• The debate revealed many shades of opinion.
• The translator carefully preserved every shade of meaning.

使い方： a shade of something (The discussion revealed a new shade of opinion.)

類義語： nuance, variation

よく使う表現： shade of meaning, shade of opinion, a subtle shade

色違い

初版と色が十分異なるため、収集家が別に分類する切手。

やさしい英語で： A stamp whose color differs enough from the original printing to be listed separately by collectors.

• This blue stamp is a rare shade.
• The catalogue lists three shades of that issue.
• Collectors compared the shade with the original printing.

類義語： color variant

よく使う表現： a rare shade, stamp shade, catalogued shade

陰影をつける、塗りつぶす

絵の一部を暗くして、影や奥行きなどを表す。

やさしい英語で： You make part of a drawing darker, often to show shadow or depth.

• Shade the circle with your pencil.
• She shaded one side of the face.
• Have you shaded in the background yet?

使い方： shade something in (He shaded the square in with a soft pencil.)

類義語： darken

反対語： lighten

よく使う表現： shade in something, shade a drawing, shade with pencil

日陰にする、光を遮る

人や物を光、特に日光から守る。

やさしい英語で： You protect someone or something from light, especially sunlight.

• She shaded her eyes with her hand.
• The trees shade our garden in summer.
• A wide hat will shade your face from the sun.

使い方： shade someone/something from something (The roof shades the terrace from the sun.)

類義語： shelter, shield

よく使う表現： shade your eyes, shade someone, shade from sunlight

徐々に変わる、移り変わる

色や性質が、はっきりした境目なしに少しずつ別のものへ変わる。

やさしい英語で： A color or quality slowly changes into another, with no clear dividing point.

• The blue shades into green at the edges.
• The sky shaded towards purple as evening approached.
• His confidence slowly shaded into arrogance.

使い方： shade into something (The pink shades into white near the center.); shade towards something (The grass shades towards yellow in dry areas.)

類義語： merge, blend

よく使う表現： shade into something, shade towards something

微調整する

向き、位置、量などを少しだけ変える。

やさしい英語で： You change something a little, such as its direction, position, or amount.

• Shade your next shot slightly to the left.
• The dealer shaded the price to attract a buyer.
• She shaded her estimate downward after checking the figures.

類義語： adjust, modify

よく使う表現： shade something left, shade the price, shade your shot