vocabulary

語彙

ある人が知っている、または使っている言葉のすべて。

やさしい英語で： All the words that a person knows or uses.

• Reading helps you build your vocabulary.
• Her English vocabulary has grown this year.
• He has a large vocabulary but rarely uses difficult words.

類義語： word knowledge

よく使う表現： expand your vocabulary, limited vocabulary

語彙

知っている言葉や学ぶ言葉を、その意味と合わせて捉えたもの。

やさしい英語で： The words you know or learn, together with their meanings.

• We learned some new vocabulary today.
• Reading helps me improve my vocabulary.
• How much French vocabulary do you know?

類義語： word knowledge

よく使う表現： learn vocabulary, new vocabulary, build vocabulary

専門用語、語彙

特定の集団や仕事の分野で使われる言葉。

やさしい英語で： The words used by people in a particular group or area of work.

• Medical vocabulary can be difficult.
• The book explains the vocabulary of sailing.
• Different professions have their own vocabularies.

使い方： the vocabulary of something (She understands the vocabulary of finance.)

類義語： terminology, lexicon

よく使う表現： medical vocabulary, technical vocabulary, vocabulary of science

表現手法、造形言語

芸術で考えを表すために使う形や音、手法。

やさしい英語で： The shapes, sounds, or methods someone uses to express ideas in art.

• Her visual vocabulary includes circles and bright colours.
• The dancer developed a vocabulary of small movements.
• These buildings share a simple architectural vocabulary.

よく使う表現： visual vocabulary, artistic vocabulary, vocabulary of shapes