gen

世代

製品の開発における、ある段階に当たる型や版。

やさしい英語で： A version of a product that belongs to a particular stage in its development.

• I still use the first gen.
• The latest gen has a faster processor.
• Which gen of this console do you own?

類義語： generation, version

よく使う表現： first gen, next gen, latest gen

世代

ほぼ同じ時期に生まれた人々の集団。

やさしい英語で： A group of people born around the same time.

• The younger gen prefers short videos.
• My parents belong to an older gen.
• Each gen has its own ideas about work.

類義語： generation

よく使う表現： younger gen, older gen, next gen

情報

ある特定の話題についての情報。

やさしい英語で： Information about a particular subject.

• Give me the latest gen.
• She had all the gen on the deal.
• Where did you get that gen?

使い方： gen on something (Have you got any gen on the new manager?)

類義語： information, info

よく使う表現： the latest gen, gen on something, inside gen

発電機

電気を作り出す機械。

やさしい英語で： A machine that produces electricity.

• The gen supplies power to the cabin.
• We started the backup gen after the outage.
• Does this portable gen use diesel?

類義語： generator

よく使う表現： diesel gen, backup gen, portable gen

生成する

プログラムや機械を使って、何かを自動的に作る。

やさしい英語で： To create something automatically using a program or machine.

• Can you gen a new image?
• The program genned ten files overnight.
• We are genning test data for the app.

使い方： gen something (The script can gen a new file every minute.)

類義語： generate, create

よく使う表現： gen an image, gen some code, gen a file

遺伝子を組み換える

生き物の遺伝子を変え、異なる性質を持たせること。

やさしい英語で： To change the genes of a living thing to give it different features.

• They want to gen a stronger crop.
• The team genned bacteria to produce the protein.
• Researchers are genning a strain that tolerates heat.

使い方： gen something (The lab plans to gen a bacterial strain.)

類義語： genetically engineer

よく使う表現： gen an organism, gen a strain

一般的な

特定の一部分ではなく、集団や話題の全体に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Concerning a whole group or subject rather than one particular part.

• The form lists these tickets as gen admission.
• She placed the message in the gen category.
• The internal schedule calls these tasks gen admin.

類義語： general

反対語： specific

よく使う表現： gen admission, gen admin, gen category