divide

分ける、分割する

物を二つ以上の部分に分けたり、人々の間で分配したりする。

やさしい英語で： To separate something into two or more parts, or share it between people.

• Divide the apple in half.
• We divided the class into groups.
• They divided the work equally between them.

使い方： divide something into something (Divide the cake into six pieces.); divide something between/among people (We divided the money among four friends.)

類義語： split, separate, share out

反対語： combine, unite

よく使う表現： divide something up, divide into groups, divide something equally

割る

ある数の中に別の数が何回分含まれるかを計算する。

やさしい英語で： To calculate how many times one number fits into another.

• Divide ten by two.
• We divided twenty by five and got four.
• Does three divide into twelve exactly?

使い方： divide A by B (Divide twelve by three to get four.); A divides into B (Two divides into ten five times.)

反対語： multiply

よく使う表現： divide by two, divide into six, divide a number

分かれる、分裂する

一つのものが二つ以上の別々の部分に分かれる。

やさしい英語で： To become two or more separate parts.

• The road divides here.
• The river divided into three narrow streams.
• These cells divide very quickly.

使い方： divide into something (The stream divides into two branches.)

類義語： split, branch, separate

反対語： merge, join

よく使う表現： divide into two, cells divide, roads divide

分断する、対立させる

人々の意見を食い違わせたり、対立する集団に分けたりする。

やさしい英語で： To cause people to disagree or form opposing groups.

• The issue divides the town.
• The new policy divided public opinion.
• Money has divided this family for years.

類義語： split, polarize

反対語： unite

よく使う表現： divide a community, divide public opinion, divide the nation

目盛りを付ける

測定器具に、一定の単位や間隔を示す線を付ける。

やさしい英語で： To mark a measuring tool with lines showing regular units or steps.

• Divide the scale into equal intervals.
• The craftsman divided the instrument with fine marks.
• They used a machine to divide the sextant accurately.

使い方： divide something into units (The maker divided the scale into degrees.)

類義語： graduate, calibrate

よく使う表現： divide a scale, divide a sextant, divide into degrees

格差、隔たり

人や集団の間にある、考え方や豊かさ、機会などの差や隔たり。

やさしい英語で： A difference or separation between people or groups, especially in beliefs, wealth, or opportunities.

• The social divide is growing.
• Education can help bridge the divide between rich and poor.
• They worked together despite their political divides.

使い方： a divide between A and B (There is a divide between younger and older voters.)

類義語： gap, gulf, division

よく使う表現： digital divide, social divide, bridge the divide

境界、分水嶺

線や山の尾根など、二つの地域や物を隔てるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that separates two areas or things, such as a line or ridge of high land.

• We crossed the mountain divide.
• The fence marks the divide between the fields.
• Rivers on opposite sides of the divide flow toward different seas.

使い方： a divide between A and B (The ridge forms a divide between the two valleys.)

類義語： boundary, barrier, watershed

よく使う表現： cross the divide, mountain divide, continental divide

分割、分配

何かを部分に分けたり、取り分として分配したりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of separating something into parts or shares.

• The divide gave each family some land.
• They agreed on an equal divide of the property.
• After the divide, each brother owned a separate field.

類義語： division, partition, splitting

反対語： union

よく使う表現： divide of property, equal divide, divide of land