gimmick

客寄せの仕掛け、宣伝の策略

人の注意を引いたり、商品を買わせたりするための珍しい工夫や仕掛け。

やさしい英語で： An unusual trick or feature used to attract attention or make people buy something.

• The free gift is a gimmick.
• Customers soon tired of the sales gimmick.
• Is this new feature useful or just a marketing gimmick?

類義語： ploy, stunt

よく使う表現： marketing gimmick, publicity gimmick, sales gimmick

仕掛け、からくり

多くは人に気づかれずに、何かを起こす巧妙な手口や小さな装置。

やさしい英語で： A clever trick or small device that makes something happen, often secretly.

• A hidden gimmick opened the box.
• The magician used a gimmick to move the coin.
• We found the tiny gimmick inside the wooden lid.

類義語： trick, device

よく使う表現： hidden gimmick, clever gimmick, mechanical gimmick

ギミックコンデンサ

絶縁された二本の電線をより合わせ、わずかな電荷を蓄える小さな電気部品。

やさしい英語で： A small electrical part made by twisting two insulated wires together so they store a tiny charge.

• The circuit uses a gimmick for coupling.
• Twist the wires to make a small gimmick.
• Changing the wire length changes the gimmick’s capacitance.

類義語： gimmick capacitor

よく使う表現： gimmick capacitor, small gimmick, wire gimmick

友達との夜遊び

友達と外出して楽しむ晩のひととき。

やさしい英語で： An evening spent going out and having fun with friends.

• We planned a gimmick for Saturday.
• Their weekend gimmick ended at a dance club.
• She joined her friends for a gimmick after work.

類義語： night out

よく使う表現： weekend gimmick, gimmick with friends, plan a gimmick

仕掛けを施す

特殊な効果を出すために、隠れた装置や仕掛けを取り付ける。

やさしい英語で： To fit something with a hidden device or trick that produces a special effect.

• They gimmick the box before each show.
• The magician gimmicked the chair with a hidden wire.
• Could you gimmick this prop so it opens by itself?

使い方： gimmick something with something (She gimmicked the box with a secret spring.)

類義語： rig, trick out

よく使う表現： gimmick a box, gimmick a prop, gimmick something with