crown

王冠

王や女王が頭にかぶる、飾りのついた輪。

やさしい英語で： A decorated ring worn on the head by a king or queen.

• The queen wore a gold crown.
• The crown was covered in jewels.
• Visitors admired the ancient crowns in the museum.

類義語： diadem

よく使う表現： gold crown, wear a crown, royal crown, imperial crown

王位、王権

王や女王の地位や権力。また、国家の代表としての君主。

やさしい英語で： The position or authority of a king or queen, or the ruler acting as head of state.

• She inherited the crown at twenty.
• The crown owns this land.
• He swore loyalty to the crown.

類義語： monarchy, sovereign

よく使う表現： inherit the crown, the british crown, loyal to the crown

クラウン、差し歯

傷んだ歯を保護するために、その上にかぶせる人工の覆い。

やさしい英語で： An artificial covering placed over a damaged tooth to protect it.

• The dentist fitted a crown.
• My new crown feels comfortable.
• Do I need a crown on this tooth?

類義語： cap

よく使う表現： dental crown, fit a crown, porcelain crown

頭頂部

人の頭のいちばん上の部分。

やさしい英語で： The highest part of a person’s head.

• His hair is thin at the crown.
• She felt a bump on the crown of her head.
• The hat covered his bald crown.

使い方： the crown of someone’s head (She placed a hand on the crown of his head.)

類義語： apex, top

よく使う表現： crown of something, on the crown, bald crown

栄冠、称号

成功や大きな功績をたたえて与えられる賞や名誉のしるし。

やさしい英語で： A reward or sign of honour given for success or great achievement.

• She won the national tennis crown.
• The poem promises a crown of glory to the brave.
• He defended his racing crown for another year.

類義語： title, honour

よく使う表現： victory crown, martyr’s crown, win the crown

王室の

王や女王、またはその権力に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a king, queen, or their authority.

• The crown prince visited the school.
• The crown jewels are kept under guard.
• They built the road across crown land.

類義語： royal

よく使う表現： crown prince, crown princess, crown jewels, crown land

樹冠の

木の上の方にある枝や葉に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with the upper branches and leaves of trees.

• A crown fire spread through the forest.
• The survey measured crown cover across the woodland.
• Several trees showed severe crown damage after the storm.

よく使う表現： crown fire, crown cover, crown damage

優勝者とする

競技で勝った人として、正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially name someone as the winner of a competition.

• They crowned him champion.
• The winning team was crowned after the final.
• Who will be crowned this year’s dance champion?

使い方： crown someone champion/winner (The judges crowned her winner of the contest.)

よく使う表現： crown someone champion, crown the winner