aurora

オーロラ

北極や南極の近くで、夜空に見える色とりどりの光。

やさしい英語で： Colored lights seen in the night sky near the north or south pole.

• We saw an aurora last night.
• The aurora filled the sky with green light.
• Bright auroras sometimes appear farther south.

類義語： polar lights

よく使う表現： see an aurora, aurora display, bright aurora

アウローラ

古代ローマの神話に登場する、夜明けの光の女神。

やさしい英語で： The goddess of the first light of day in ancient Roman stories.

• Aurora is the Roman goddess of dawn.
• The painting shows Aurora driving her chariot.
• The poem calls on Aurora to bring morning light.

よく使う表現： goddess Aurora, Aurora and Eos

曙、夜明け

一日の始まりに空に現れる最初の光。

やさしい英語で： The first light in the sky at the start of the day.

• A pale aurora lit the eastern sky.
• The hills emerged in the golden aurora.
• We watched the aurora announce a new day.

類義語： dawn, daybreak

反対語： dusk

よく使う表現： golden aurora, pale aurora