gathering

集会、集まり

会合や行事のために、人々が一か所に集まったもの。

やさしい英語で： A group of people coming together in one place for a meeting or event.

• A large gathering filled the square.
• The speaker addressed a gathering of teachers.
• Public gatherings were banned during the emergency.

使い方： gathering of someone/something (A gathering of local residents filled the hall.)

類義語： assembly, meeting

よく使う表現： public gathering, large gathering, gathering of people, family gathering

折丁

本の一部分となるように、紙をまとめて折ったもの。

やさしい英語で： A group of paper sheets folded together to form one section of a book.

• The binder checked each gathering.
• One gathering was missing from the printed book.
• The gatherings were sewn together along the spine.

使い方： gathering of something (Each gathering of sheets is sewn into the binding.)

類義語： signature, section

よく使う表現： folded gathering, gathering of sheets, sew a gathering

集まりつつある、深まりつつある

次第に数が増えて集まったり、勢いが強くなったりしている。

やさしい英語で： Coming together in increasing numbers or becoming stronger.

• Gathering clouds covered the hills.
• We hurried home through the gathering darkness.
• The gathering crowd soon blocked the narrow street.

類義語： accumulating, increasing

反対語： dispersing

よく使う表現： gathering clouds, gathering storm, gathering darkness