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種類、タイプ

似た特徴を持つ人や物をまとめた区分。

やさしい英語で： A group of people or things that share similar features.

• What type of music do you like?
• We sell several types of bread.
• This type of camera is easy to use.

使い方： a type of something (This is a type of cheese.)

類義語： kind, sort, category

よく使う表現： type of something, different type, same type, this type

タイプ

ある集団に特徴的な性質や関心を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person with the qualities or interests of a particular group.

• He is the quiet type.
• She has always been an adventurous type.
• Are you the type who enjoys parties?

類義語： sort

よく使う表現： quiet type, sporty type, artistic type

活字、印字

ページに印刷された文字や記号。

やさしい英語で： The letters and other characters printed on a page.

• The type is too small.
• The title appears in bold type.
• Larger type makes the page easier to read.

類義語： print, lettering

よく使う表現： small type, bold type, large type

活字

文字や記号が浮き出た、印刷に使う小さな金属の部品。

やさしい英語で： Small metal blocks with raised letters or signs, used to print text.

• The printer arranged the metal type.
• Movable type helped printers produce books faster.
• She cleaned the type after printing.

よく使う表現： movable type, metal type, set type

基本化合物

ほかの物質同士の関係を理解するため、模型として使う単純な化学物質。

やさしい英語で： A simple chemical substance used as a model for understanding how other substances are related.

• Water served as a type in this theory.
• Chemists grouped compounds under several types.
• The ammonia type helped explain relationships between these compounds.

類義語： model

よく使う表現： chemical type, water type, ammonia type

入力する、タイプする

キーボードのキーを押して文字や情報を入力すること。

やさしい英語で： To write words or enter information by pressing keys on a keyboard.

• Type your name here.
• She typed a letter to her landlord.
• Can you type without looking at the keyboard?

使い方： type something into something (Type your name into the box.); type something up (I typed up my notes after class.)

類義語： key in, enter

よく使う表現： type a message, type something in, type something up

分類する、型を判定する

特徴を調べて、どの種類に属するかを決めること。

やさしい英語で： To decide which group something belongs to by examining its features.

• The researchers typed each sample.
• These bacteria can be typed by their genetic features.
• The laboratory uses several methods to type tissue.

使い方： type something as something (The lab typed the sample as a resistant strain.)

類義語： classify, categorize

よく使う表現： type a sample, type bacteria, type something as

血液型を調べる

血液を検査して、その人の血液型を調べること。

やさしい英語で： To test someone or their blood to find out which blood group they have.

• The lab typed her blood.
• Every donor is typed before giving blood.
• They typed the patient before the transfusion.

類義語： blood-type

よく使う表現： type blood, type a patient, type a donor