fringe

前髪

額にかかるように切った髪。

やさしい英語で： Hair cut to hang over the forehead.

• Her fringe covers her eyebrows.
• I had my fringe trimmed yesterday.
• Would a short fringe suit me?

類義語： bangs

よく使う表現： long fringe, cut a fringe, straight fringe

郊外、外縁

町や都市、その他の地域のいちばん外側の部分。

やさしい英語で： The outer edge of a town, city, or other area.

• They live on the fringe of town.
• New shops opened along the city fringe.
• We found deer on the fringes of the forest.

使い方： on the fringe of a place (They built a house on the fringe of the village.)

類義語： outskirts, edge, periphery

反対語： center

よく使う表現： urban fringe, city fringe, fringe of town

房飾り、フリンジ

布などの縁に並んで垂れ下がる、飾りの糸。

やさしい英語で： A row of hanging threads along the edge of cloth or another object.

• The scarf has a long fringe.
• She added a gold fringe to the curtain.
• The fringes on both rugs were badly worn.

使い方： fringe on something (The fringe on the shawl is handmade.)

類義語： tassels

よく使う表現： silk fringe, gold fringe, fringe on something

周辺、外縁

物事の外側、または重要性の低い部分。

やさしい英語で： The outer or less important part of something.

• He remained on the fringe of the debate.
• These ideas belong to the fringe of popular culture.
• She gradually moved from the fringe to the center of the movement.

使い方： on the fringe of something (Her research lies on the fringe of established science.)

類義語： edge, margin, periphery

反対語： center

よく使う表現： fringe of something, on the fringe, outer fringe

急進派、過激派

集団の中で、大多数の人とは大きく違う考えを持つ一派。

やさしい英語で： Members of a group whose ideas differ greatly from those of most members.

• The party has a small radical fringe.
• Its extreme fringe rejected the new leader.
• A vocal fringe within the movement demanded immediate change.

使い方： the fringe of a group (The radical fringe of the party opposed the deal.)

反対語： mainstream

よく使う表現： radical fringe, extreme fringe, party fringe

干渉縞

光の波が重なったり縁を回り込んだりしてできる、明るい縞や暗い縞。

やさしい英語で： A bright or dark band made when light waves meet or bend around an edge.

• A bright fringe appeared on the screen.
• The experiment produced several dark fringes.
• Changing the wavelength changed the distance between the fringes.

よく使う表現： interference fringe, diffraction fringe, bright fringe

非主流の、周辺的な

考えや活動が、多くの人に受け入れられたり支持されたりしていない。

やさしい英語で： Having ideas or activities that most people do not accept or support.

• They joined a fringe political group.
• This fringe theory has little scientific support.
• Several fringe parties competed in the election.

類義語： marginal, unconventional

反対語： mainstream

よく使う表現： fringe group, fringe party, fringe theory

縁取る、取り囲む

物の縁に沿って並び、境を作る。

やさしい英語で： To form a line along the edge of something.

• Tall trees fringe the lake.
• Palms fringed the quiet beach.
• White flowers fringe the narrow path through the garden.

類義語： border, line, edge

よく使う表現： fringe the shore, fringe a lake, fringe the coast