blind spot

死角

車の周囲で、直接見ても鏡を使っても見えない場所。

やさしい英語で： An area near your car that you cannot see directly or in your mirrors.

• There is a car in your blind spot.
• She checked her blind spots before changing lanes.
• Could that cyclist be in my blind spot?

類義語： blindside

よく使う表現： your blind spot, check blind spots, a blind spot

盲点

視神経が眼球から出る部分にある、光を感じない小さな領域。

やさしい英語で： The small area in every eye that cannot sense light because the nerve leaves the eye there.

• Every eye has a blind spot.
• The test showed where my natural blind spot was.
• Your brain usually fills in the missing picture at the blind spot.

類義語： scotoma

よく使う表現： the blind spot, natural blind spot, locate blind spots

暗点

目の病気のため、見えにくくなったり見えなくなったりする視野の一部。

やさしい英語で： An area of your sight where an eye disease makes it difficult or impossible to see.

• The disease caused a blind spot in her vision.
• He noticed new blind spots while reading.
• An eye examination revealed a small blind spot near the centre of my vision.

類義語： scotoma

よく使う表現： central blind spot, develop blind spots, a blind spot

電波の死角、不感地帯

周辺に比べて電波が非常に弱く、受信しにくい場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where radio signals are much weaker than in nearby places.

• This valley is a blind spot for radio signals.
• We lost radio contact in a blind spot.
• New transmitters should reduce the network's blind spots.

類義語： dead zone

よく使う表現： radio blind spot, a blind spot, coverage blind spots

死角

劇場や競技場で、障害物のため出し物が見えにくい、または聞こえにくい場所。

やさしい英語で： A place in a theatre or stadium where something stops you seeing or hearing the performance properly.

• Our seats were in a blind spot.
• A pillar created a blind spot near the stage.
• The new theatre has fewer blind spots for its audience.

よく使う表現： a blind spot, avoid blind spots, auditorium blind spots