collection

コレクション、収集品

面白さや価値などのために集めたり保管したりした物の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of things kept or brought together, often because they are interesting or valuable.

• She has a large stamp collection.
• The museum displayed its collection of paintings.
• His collections include old maps and rare books.

使い方： collection of something (He showed me his collection of old coins.)

類義語： set, assortment

よく使う表現： stamp collection, art collection, collection of books, collection of objects

収集、回収

物を集めることや、置かれている場所から引き取ること。

やさしい英語で： The act of gathering things or picking them up from a place.

• Waste collection is on Tuesday.
• Your order is ready for collection.
• The team improved its methods of data collection.

使い方： collection of something (The collection of samples took three days.)

類義語： gathering, pickup

よく使う表現： waste collection, data collection, collection of samples

募金、献金

特定の目的のために皆でお金を出すこと。また、そのお金。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when people give money together for a particular purpose, or the money they give.

• We took a collection for charity.
• The church collection raised enough money for repairs.
• Would you like to contribute to the collection?

使い方： collection for someone/something (We organized a collection for the local hospital.)

類義語： fundraising

よく使う表現： take a collection, charity collection, collection for someone