whereabouts

居場所、所在

人や物がいる場所。特に、その場所が分からないときに使う。

やさしい英語で： The place where a person or thing is, often when that place is unknown.

• Nobody knows his whereabouts.
• The police asked about the whereabouts of her brother.
• Her current whereabouts are still unknown.

使い方： whereabouts of someone/something (Police are investigating the whereabouts of the missing painting.)

類義語： location, position

よく使う表現： someone's whereabouts, current whereabouts, whereabouts are unknown

どの辺に、どの辺で

人や物がどの辺にあるか、出来事がどの辺で起きるかを尋ねる表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask roughly where someone or something is, or where something happens.

• Whereabouts do you live?
• Whereabouts in the city is your office?
• Whereabouts did you find the missing keys?

使い方： whereabouts + question (Whereabouts do your parents live?)

類義語： where, roughly where

よく使う表現： whereabouts in town, whereabouts do you, whereabouts is it

どの辺に、どの辺で

人や物がどの場所や、ある場所のどの辺にあるかを尋ねる表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask in which general place or part of a place someone or something is.

• Whereabouts in town is the school?
• Whereabouts do you come from in Italy?
• Whereabouts in the building did you leave your bag?

使い方： whereabouts in + place (Whereabouts in Spain does she live?)

類義語： where

よく使う表現： whereabouts in something, whereabouts in town