fabric

布、生地

糸や繊維から作られ、衣服やカーテンなどに使う材料。

やさしい英語で： Material made from threads or fibers, used for making clothes, curtains, and other things.

• This fabric feels soft.
• She bought some blue fabric to make curtains.
• Which fabrics can you wash in hot water?

類義語： cloth, material, textile

よく使う表現： cotton fabric, soft fabric, fabric shop, stretch fabric

構造、基盤

社会や仕組みを支える、互いにつながった要素や信念、人間関係。

やさしい英語で： The connected parts, beliefs, or relationships that hold a society or other system together.

• Schools help strengthen the social fabric.
• The war changed the fabric of everyday life.
• These traditions are woven into the fabric of our society.

使い方： fabric of something (Trust is part of the fabric of a community.)

類義語： structure, framework

よく使う表現： social fabric, fabric of society, moral fabric

建物の構造体

壁や屋根など、建物を形作る物理的な部分の全体。

やさしい英語で： The walls, roof, and other physical parts that make up a building.

• The building's fabric needs repair.
• The fire damaged much of the original fabric.
• Restorers preserved the historic fabric of the old theatre.

使い方： fabric of a building (Rain has damaged the fabric of the church.)

類義語： structure

よく使う表現： building fabric, original fabric, historic fabric