ward

病棟

病院で特定の患者の集団が治療や世話を受ける部屋や区画。

やさしい英語で： A room or section of a hospital where a particular group of patients receives care.

• She works on a hospital ward.
• He was moved to the children’s ward yesterday.
• Visitors must wash their hands before entering the ward.

よく使う表現： hospital ward, maternity ward, children’s ward

区、選挙区

市や町の一部をなす区画。地方選挙の区分にも使われる。

やさしい英語で： A part of a city or town, often used for local elections.

• She represents this ward on the council.
• The city is divided into twelve wards.
• Residents voted for a new ward councillor.

類義語： district

よく使う表現： city ward, electoral ward, ward boundaries

被後見人

法律により他の人や国に世話を委ねられた人。多くは子ども。

やさしい英語で： Someone, usually a child, whose care is legally given to another person or the state.

• He became her legal ward.
• The court appointed a guardian for its young ward.
• She was a ward of the state until she turned eighteen.

使い方： a ward of someone/something (The child became a ward of the state.)

よく使う表現： ward of court, ward of someone, legal ward

城郭内の区画

城の中で、特定の一周の城壁に囲まれた区域。

やさしい英語で： An area inside a castle, enclosed by a particular ring of walls.

• They entered the castle’s outer ward.
• A stone tower stood in the inner ward.
• The castle had two wards separated by a wall.

類義語： bailey

よく使う表現： inner ward, outer ward, castle ward

監房区画

刑務所の中で他と分けられた区画。

やさしい英語で： A separate section of a prison.

• Guards searched the prison ward.
• The new prisoners were placed in a separate ward.
• Each ward contained several rows of cells.

類義語： section, division

よく使う表現： prison ward, secure ward, separate ward

防ぐ、払いのける

害になるものや望まないものが近づいたり影響したりするのを防ぐ。

やさしい英語で： To prevent something harmful or unwanted from reaching or affecting you.

• This spray wards off insects.
• He wore a thick coat to ward off the cold.
• They hoped the charm would ward off evil.

使い方： ward off something (She raised her arm to ward off the blow.)

類義語： keep away, fend off, repel

よく使う表現： ward off something, ward something off