compact

コンパクトな

必要なものが狭い場所に整然と収まっている様子。

やさしい英語で： Small and neatly arranged, with everything needed fitting into little space.

• We bought a compact car.
• The apartment has a compact kitchen.
• This camera is compact enough for my pocket.

類義語： space-saving, small

反対語： bulky

よく使う表現： compact car, compact design, compact kitchen, compact camera

簡潔な

大事な内容を含めながら、少ない言葉で表されている様子。

やさしい英語で： Expressed in few words while still containing the main ideas.

• She gave a compact summary.
• His compact account covers the main events.
• The argument is compact but convincing.

類義語： concise, brief, succinct

反対語： wordy, verbose

よく使う表現： compact account, compact summary, compact prose

コンパクト

顔用の粉と、通常は鏡が入った小さな化粧ケース。

やさしい英語で： A small case holding face powder and usually a mirror.

• She opened her compact.
• The silver compact fits in my bag.
• He gave her a compact with a tiny mirror.

類義語： powder case

よく使う表現： powder compact, open a compact, compact mirror

協定、盟約

人や団体、国の間で交わされる取り決め。

やさしい英語で： An agreement between people, groups, or countries.

• The leaders signed a compact.
• Their compact promised equal rights to both groups.
• Both sides agreed to honor the compact.

使い方： a compact between A and B (The compact between the two states protected shared water supplies.); a compact with someone (The city made a compact with its neighbors.)

類義語： agreement, pact, contract

よく使う表現： sign a compact, compact between states, political compact

圧縮する、押し固める

物を押し詰めて、場所を取らないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To press something together so it takes up less space.

• The machine compacts the waste.
• Heavy wheels compacted the wet soil.
• Compact the sand before laying the stones.

類義語： compress, pack

よく使う表現： compact the soil, compact the waste, compact something tightly