curtain

カーテン、幕

窓や戸を覆ったり舞台を隠したりするために、つるす布。

やさしい英語で： A hanging piece of cloth that covers a window or door, or hides a stage.

• Please close the curtain.
• The curtains kept the bedroom dark.
• The stage curtain rose, and the actors appeared.

類義語： drape

よく使う表現： window curtain, stage curtain, close a curtain, bedroom curtain

幕、とばり

水や煙などが層になり、視界や通り道を遮るもの。

やさしい英語で： A layer of something, such as water or smoke, that prevents you from seeing or passing through.

• A curtain of rain hid the hills.
• Smoke formed a thick curtain across the road.
• We walked behind the curtain of falling water.

使い方： a curtain of something (A curtain of mist covered the valley.)

類義語： screen, barrier

よく使う表現： curtain of smoke, curtain of rain, curtain of water

開演

劇場で公演が始まる時刻。

やさしい英語で： The time when a theatre show begins.

• We arrived just before curtain.
• Curtain is at eight tonight.
• The actors were still getting dressed ten minutes before curtain.

よく使う表現： before curtain, after curtain, curtain time

カーテンを掛ける、カーテンで仕切る

物にカーテンを掛けたり、その周りにつるしたりして覆う、または空間を仕切る。

やさしい英語で： To hang cloth over or around something to cover it or separate it from another space.

• They curtained off a corner of the room.
• The small windows were curtained with blue fabric.
• We can curtain off the sleeping area.

使い方： curtain something off (The nurse curtained the bed off.)

類義語： screen, screen off

よく使う表現： curtain off something, curtain a window