silver

銀

宝飾品や硬貨などを作るのに使う、白に近い色で光る貴重な金属。

やさしい英語で： A valuable, shiny, almost white metal used to make jewellery, coins, and other objects.

• This necklace is made of silver.
• They found silver in the mountains.
• How much is an ounce of silver worth?

よく使う表現： pure silver, made of silver, gold and silver

銀色

光る金属のような、つやのある灰色。

やさしい英語で： A shiny grey colour like that of a bright metal.

• I chose silver for the car.
• Her hair had turned silver.
• The invitations came in silver and blue.

よく使う表現： bright silver, in silver, silver and black

銀食器

銀や似た金属で作られたナイフ、フォーク、スプーンなどの食卓用品。

やさしい英語で： Knives, forks, spoons, and other table objects made from a valuable white metal or a similar metal.

• Please polish the silver before dinner.
• She put the good silver on the table.
• The family silver was kept in a locked cupboard.

類義語： silverware, cutlery

よく使う表現： the family silver, polish the silver, the good silver

銀貨

銀で作られた硬貨。

やさしい英語で： A coin made from a valuable white metal.

• He gave the merchant a silver.
• She found two silvers in the old purse.
• The traveller paid in silver rather than gold.

類義語： silver coin

よく使う表現： a silver, pay in silver, gold and silver

銀の、銀製の

白く光る貴重な金属である銀から作られている。

やさしい英語で： Made from a valuable, shiny white metal.

• She wears a silver bracelet.
• We found some old silver coins.
• Are these earrings silver?

類義語： silvern

よく使う表現： silver ring, silver spoon, silver necklace

澄んだ、美しい響きの

柔らかく澄んだ、美しい音を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having a soft, clear, beautiful sound.

• Her silver voice filled the hall.
• We heard the silver tones of distant bells.
• A flute sent silver notes through the quiet garden.

類義語： silvery, melodious

反対語： harsh

よく使う表現： silver voice, silver tones, silver notes

銀めっきする

物の表面を薄い銀の層で覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover something with a thin layer of a shiny white metal.

• They silver the glass to make mirrors.
• The craftsman silvered the small metal box.
• This surface must be silvered before use.

類義語： silver-plate

よく使う表現： silver a mirror, silver the surface