shipping

送料、配送料

品物を自分のところへ送ってもらうために払うお金。

やさしい英語で： The money you pay to have an item sent to you.

• Shipping is free.
• I paid extra for shipping.
• Does the price include shipping?

類義語： delivery charge, postage

よく使う表現： free shipping, shipping costs, pay for shipping, shipping included

輸送、発送

商品をある場所から別の場所へ送ること、またはその事業。

やさしい英語で： The process or business of sending goods from one place to another.

• Shipping takes three days.
• The factory uses trucks for shipping.
• International shipping was delayed by the storm.

使い方： shipping of something (The company handles the shipping of fresh fruit.)

類義語： transport, transportation, freight transport

よく使う表現： international shipping, shipping company, shipping industry, shipping services

船舶、商船隊

一つの国や港、業界に属する船を、ひとまとまりとして見たもの。

やさしい英語で： All the ships belonging to a country, port, or industry, considered as a group.

• The harbor was full of shipping.
• Enemy shipping was attacked near the coast.
• The war destroyed much of the nation's merchant shipping.

類義語： ships, fleet

よく使う表現： merchant shipping, coastal shipping, enemy shipping

海上輸送、船での移動

船で旅をしたり、人や物を運んだりすること。

やさしい英語で： Travel or transport by ship.

• Shipping across the bay was suspended.
• The new canal made shipping between the ports faster.
• Bad weather disrupted passenger shipping along the coast.

類義語： sea transport, maritime transport

よく使う表現： shipping by sea, coastal shipping, shipping routes