substance

物質、本質

物を構成する基本的な材料や、その中心となる部分。

やさしい英語で： The basic material or central part that something consists of.

• The bottle contains a sticky substance.
• Several substances were found in the water.
• The substance of her argument remained the same.

類義語： material, matter, essence

よく使う表現： chemical substance, solid substance, substance of something

厚み、堅固さ

しっかりした強さを感じさせる硬さや厚みがあること。

やさしい英語で： The quality of being solid, firm, or thick enough to feel strong.

• This cloth has little substance.
• The heavier fabric gives the coat substance.
• These thin boards lack the substance needed for a sturdy shelf.

類義語： solidity, firmness, body

よく使う表現： little substance, lack substance, fabric with substance

財産、資産

ある人が持つお金、不動産、その他の価値ある物。

やさしい英語で： Money, property, and other valuable things that someone owns.

• He was a man of substance.
• She inherited much of her father's substance.
• Only citizens of substance could afford such houses.

使い方： of substance (The merchant was a man of substance.)

類義語： wealth, property, assets

よく使う表現： man of substance, person of substance