compass

コンパス、方位磁針

ふつう北を指す針で方角を示す道具。

やさしい英語で： A device that shows directions, usually with a needle pointing north.

• Take a compass on your walk.
• The compass needle points north.
• We found our way through the forest with a compass.

よく使う表現： use a compass, compass needle, magnetic compass

コンパス

片方に鉛筆を付けた二本の脚で、円を描く道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool with two arms, one holding a pencil, used to draw circles.

• Use a compass to draw the circle.
• She adjusted the compass to a wider radius.
• Keep the sharp compass point away from your fingers.

類義語： pair of compasses

よく使う表現： draw with compass, compass point

音域

声や楽器が出せる、最も低い音から最も高い音までの範囲。

やさしい英語で： The range from the lowest to the highest note that a voice or instrument can produce.

• Her voice has a wide compass.
• The melody lies within the compass of a flute.
• These notes exceed the instrument’s compass.

類義語： range

よく使う表現： vocal compass, wide compass

囲む、取り囲む

人や物の周りを囲む、または周りを一周する。

やさしい英語で： To be or go all the way around someone or something.

• High walls compass the city.
• Thick woods compassed the old house.
• They feared the enemies who compassed them about.

類義語： surround, encircle

よく使う表現： compass a city, compass someone about