compound

化合物

二種類以上の異なる元素が化学的に結びついてできた物質。

やさしい英語で： A substance made by joining two or more different substances or chemical elements.

• Water is a chemical compound.
• This compound contains carbon and oxygen.
• Scientists tested several compounds in the laboratory.

使い方： compound of something (Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.)

よく使う表現： chemical compound, organic compound, compound of something

構内、施設群

同じ敷地に集まる建物。壁や柵で囲まれていることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A group of buildings in one area, often surrounded by a wall or fence.

• Guards stood outside the compound.
• Several families lived in the walled compound.
• Visitors must show identification before entering the military compound.

類義語： complex

よく使う表現： military compound, prison compound, inside the compound

混合物、組み合わせ

異なるものが一緒に組み合わさったもの。

やさしい英語で： A mixture of different things joined together.

• The music is a compound of several styles.
• His mood was a strange compound of fear and hope.
• Their culture became a compound of old and new traditions.

使い方： compound of A and B (Her reaction was a compound of surprise and relief.)

類義語： mixture, blend, combination

よく使う表現： compound of something, strange compound, complex compound

複合の

二つ以上の部分が結びついてできている。

やさしい英語で： Made of two or more parts joined together.

• Toothbrush is a compound word.
• This compound sentence has two main parts.
• The teacher asked us to identify the compound nouns.

類義語： combined, composite

反対語： simple

よく使う表現： compound word, compound sentence, compound noun

複合の

異なる単位や、つながりのある複数の手順で計算する。

やさしい英語で： Involving calculations with different units or several linked steps.

• The textbook explains compound addition.
• We used compound subtraction with pounds and ounces.
• Compound arithmetic lets you calculate with feet and inches.

反対語： simple

よく使う表現： compound addition, compound subtraction, compound arithmetic

悪化させる

別の困難を加えて、問題をさらに悪くする。

やさしい英語で： To make a problem worse by adding another difficulty.

• His rude reply compounded the problem.
• The shortage was compounded by delivery delays.
• Do not compound your mistake by lying about it.

使い方： compound something (The delay compounded our problems.); be compounded by something (Our difficulties were compounded by heavy rain.)

類義語： worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

反対語： ease

よく使う表現： compound the problem, compound someone’s misery

複利計算する

元のお金と、それまでに加わった利息の両方に利息をつける。

やさしい英語で： To calculate interest on both the original money and the interest already added.

• The bank compounds interest every month.
• Your savings grow faster when interest is compounded daily.
• This account compounds the interest annually.

よく使う表現： compound interest, compound annually, compound monthly

調合する

異なる材料や成分を混ぜ合わせて作る。

やさしい英語で： To make a mixture by combining different ingredients or parts.

• The pharmacist compounded an ointment.
• They compound medicines for patients with special needs.
• This cream was compounded from three ingredients.

使い方： compound something from something (The pharmacist compounded a cream from several ingredients.)

類義語： mix, blend

よく使う表現： compound a medicine, compound an ointment