canopy

天蓋、日よけ

日差しや雨から守るため、物の上に設ける覆い。

やさしい英語で： A cover held above something to protect it from sun or rain.

• We sat beneath a canopy.
• A white canopy hung over the bed.
• They put up canopies to shade the market stalls.

類義語： cover, awning

よく使う表現： bed canopy, fabric canopy, under a canopy

ひさし、庇

雨や日差しを防ぐため、扉や入り口の上から突き出した屋根。

やさしい英語で： A roof that sticks out over a doorway or entrance to give shelter.

• The entrance has a canopy.
• We waited under the station canopy during the rain.
• A glass canopy protects the hotel doorway.

類義語： awning, overhang

よく使う表現： entrance canopy, glass canopy, canopy over something

林冠

森の上部で、木の葉や枝が作る層。

やさしい英語で： The upper layer of leaves and branches in a forest.

• Birds nested in the forest canopy.
• Little sunlight reached us through the dense canopy.
• Monkeys moved between branches high in the canopy.

類義語： treetops

よく使う表現： forest canopy, dense canopy, canopy of trees

キャノピー、風防

飛行機の操縦席を覆う透明なカバー。

やさしい英語で： The clear cover over the part of an aircraft where the pilot sits.

• The pilot closed the canopy.
• A crack appeared in the aircraft canopy.
• Can you see through the canopy clearly?

類義語： cockpit cover

よく使う表現： cockpit canopy, aircraft canopy, open the canopy

傘体、キャノピー

空気を受けて落下を遅くする、パラシュートの大きな布の部分。

やさしい英語で： The large cloth part of a parachute that fills with air and slows your fall.

• The canopy opened above her.
• Air filled the parachute canopy as he fell.
• The instructor checked both canopies before the jump.

よく使う表現： parachute canopy, canopy opens, inflated canopy

覆う

布や枝などで、何かを上から覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover something from above, for example with cloth or branches.

• Branches canopy the path.
• They used silk to canopy the bed.
• Tall trees canopied the narrow street.

類義語： cover, shelter

よく使う表現： canopy a bed, canopy the path, canopy the sky