engine

エンジン

車両や機械を動かすための力を生み出す部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a vehicle or machine that produces the power to make it move.

• The engine will not start.
• He turned off the engine.
• These cars have powerful engines.

類義語： motor

よく使う表現： car engine, start the engine, engine trouble, diesel engine

エンジン

大きなシステムの中で特定の処理を行うプログラムや仕組み。

やさしい英語で： A computer system or program that does a particular job within a larger system.

• Use a search engine to find it.
• They built the game with a new engine.
• The graphics engine creates realistic shadows.

よく使う表現： search engine, game engine, graphics engine, rendering engine

原動機、機関

エネルギーを使い、運動などの役立つ物理的な働きを生む機械。

やさしい英語で： A machine that uses energy to produce movement or another useful physical effect.

• Steam drives this engine.
• The engine turns a large wheel.
• These engines convert heat into useful movement.

類義語： motor

よく使う表現： steam engine, heat engine, powerful engine