anatomy

解剖学

人や動物、植物の体の部分とその配置を調べる学問。

やさしい英語で： The study of body parts and how they are arranged in people, animals, or plants.

• She studies anatomy at college.
• Our anatomy class examined the bones of a hand.
• Understanding plant anatomy helps explain how water moves through stems.

よく使う表現： study anatomy, human anatomy, anatomy class, comparative anatomy

構造、仕組み

物事を詳しく見たときの各部分や内部の仕組み。

やさしい英語で： The parts and inner workings of something, described or examined closely.

• The report explains the anatomy of the scandal.
• We examined the anatomy of a successful campaign.
• Her book reveals the anatomy of the banking system.

使い方： the anatomy of something (The film explores the anatomy of a political crisis.)

類義語： structure, makeup

よく使う表現： anatomy of something, anatomy of failure

分析、解剖

物事を部分に分け、それぞれを詳しく調べること。

やさしい英語で： The act of separating something into parts to examine each part closely.

• The essay offers an anatomy of the argument.
• His anatomy of the speech exposed several contradictions.
• A careful anatomy of the poem reveals its structure.

使い方： an anatomy of something (The book provides an anatomy of political rhetoric.)

類義語： analysis, dissection

よく使う表現： anatomy of something, critical anatomy