bishop

司教、主教

ある地域の教会を担当する、キリスト教の高位の聖職者。

やさしい英語で： A senior Christian church leader responsible for the churches in a particular area.

• The bishop visited our church.
• She met the bishop after the service.
• Three bishops attended the ceremony.

よく使う表現： a catholic bishop, the local bishop, bishop of something

ビショップ

盤上を斜めに進むチェスの駒。

やさしい英語で： A chess piece that moves diagonally across the board.

• Move your bishop diagonally.
• Her bishop captured my pawn.
• Each player starts with two bishops.

よく使う表現： white bishop, move a bishop, bishop and knight, black bishop

馬の歯を細工する

馬を実際より若く見せるために、歯に細工をする。

やさしい英語で： To change a horse's teeth to make it seem younger than it is.

• The dealer tried to bishop the horse.
• Someone had bishoped its teeth before the sale.
• Dishonest sellers sometimes bishoped older horses to raise their price.

よく使う表現： bishop a horse, bishop its teeth