damp

湿った

水浸しではなく、少し水気がある。

やさしい英語で： A little wet, but not completely covered or filled with water.

• My socks are damp.
• Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
• The walls felt damp after several days of rain.

使い方： damp with something (The grass was damp with dew.)

類義語： moist

反対語： dry

よく使う表現： damp cloth, damp clothes

湿気

空気や土、壁に含まれる水気。室内では問題の原因になりやすい。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of water in the air, ground, or walls, often causing problems indoors.

• There is damp in the bedroom.
• The old house smelled of damp.
• We treated the walls to stop rising damp.

類義語： dampness, moisture, humidity

反対語： dryness

よく使う表現： rising damp, damp in walls

湿らせる

物に少し水気を与える。

やさしい英語で： To make something a little wet.

• Damp the cloth before cleaning.
• She damped the paper with a wet sponge.
• Lightly damp the surface before applying the paste.

類義語： moisten, dampen

反対語： dry

よく使う表現： damp a cloth, damp something down

減衰させる

振動などのエネルギーを熱などに変え、揺れや繰り返す動きを弱める。

やさしい英語で： To reduce shaking or repeated movement by turning its energy into heat or another form.

• The rubber pads damp vibrations.
• The circuit damped the unwanted electrical oscillations.
• Special supports damp the movement of the bridge.

類義語： dampen, attenuate

反対語： amplify

よく使う表現： damp vibrations, damp oscillations