filter

フィルター、ろ過器

通過する水や空気などから不要な物を取り除く装置。

やさしい英語で： A device that removes unwanted material from water, air, or another substance passing through it.

• This filter cleans the water.
• I replaced the car’s air filter yesterday.
• The coffee filters are in the cupboard.

類義語： strainer

よく使う表現： water filter, air filter, coffee filter, fuel filter

フィルター

一部のものを選び、残りを除く道具や方法。

やさしい英語で： A tool or method that selects some things and leaves others out.

• The filter blocks unwanted emails.
• Use the price filter to find cheaper rooms.
• These filters hide messages from unknown senders.

類義語： screen, screening tool

よく使う表現： spam filter, search filter, content filter

ろ過する、濾す

液体や空気を、不要な物質を取り除くものに通す。

やさしい英語で： To pass liquid or air through something that removes unwanted material.

• We filter our drinking water.
• The machine filtered dust from the air.
• Can you filter the oil before using it again?

使い方： filter something through something (Filter the juice through a clean cloth.)

類義語： strain, purify

よく使う表現： filter water, filter the air, filter through something

選別する、絞り込む

集まりの中から必要なものを選び、不要なものを除く。

やさしい英語で： To select certain things from a group, or remove things you do not want.

• Filter the results by date.
• The software filtered out unwanted messages.
• We filtered the list to include only local suppliers.

使い方： filter out something (The program filters out repeated names.); filter something by something (You can filter the results by price.)

類義語： screen, sift, sort

よく使う表現： filter out something, filter by date, filter search results

和らげる、拡散する

光などの広がる力を弱めたり、直接届かないようにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make light or another spreading force weaker or less direct.

• The curtains filter the light.
• Sunlight filtered through the leaves.
• Thin clouds filtered the harsh afternoon rays.

使い方： filter through something (Sunlight filtered through the curtains.)

類義語： diffuse, soften

反対語： concentrate

よく使う表現： filter the light, filter sunlight, filter through something