slate

粘板岩、スレート

薄く平らな層に割れやすい、硬い灰色の岩石。

やさしい英語で： A hard grey rock that separates easily into thin flat layers.

• The floor is made of slate.
• Workers cut slate from the hillside.
• Dark slate gives the kitchen a simple look.

よく使う表現： grey slate, slate flooring

スレート瓦

屋根や床を覆うために使う、薄く平らな粘板岩の板。

やさしい英語で： A thin flat piece of this rock used to cover a roof or floor.

• A slate fell from the roof.
• Several slates broke during the storm.
• The builder replaced each damaged slate.

類義語： tile

よく使う表現： roof slate, broken slate

石盤

チョークで書き、拭いて消せる小さな平らな板。

やさしい英語で： A small flat board that you write on with chalk and can wipe clean.

• The child wrote on a slate.
• Each pupil had a small slate.
• She wiped her slate before the next lesson.

類義語： writing board

よく使う表現： write on slate, school slate

予定する

何かを特定の日時に行うように決める。

やさしい英語で： To arrange for something to happen at a particular time.

• The meeting is slated for Tuesday.
• They slated the launch for early spring.
• The new school is slated to open in September.

使い方： slate something for something (They slated the opening for June.); be slated to do something (Work is slated to begin next week.)

類義語： schedule, plan

よく使う表現： slate for monday, slate for release

予測する、見込む

何かが起こる、または特定の結果になると予想して述べる。

やさしい英語で： To say that something is expected to happen or have a particular result.

• The team is slated to win.
• Her novel was slated to become a bestseller.
• The device is slated to be their most successful product.

使い方： be slated to do something (The film is slated to become a major hit.); be slated as something (The young runner is slated as a future champion.)

類義語： predict, expect

よく使う表現： slate to win, slate as something