width

幅、横幅

物の片側から反対側までの距離。

やさしい英語で： The distance from one side of something to the other.

• What is the width of the table?
• We measured the room's length and width.
• The bridge spans the full width of the river.

使い方： the width of something (Measure the width of the doorway.); an amount in width (The shelf is thirty centimetres in width.)

類義語： breadth

よく使う表現： width of something, full width, in width, measure the width

幅広さ

横方向に十分な広がりがあること。

やさしい英語で： The quality of being wide, with plenty of space from side to side.

• The width of the path made walking easy.
• The room's width gives it an open feeling.
• These shoes offer extra width for greater comfort.

類義語： breadth, broadness

反対語： narrowness

よく使う表現： generous width, impressive width, extra width