ground

地面

屋外で立ったり歩いたりする、地球の表面。

やさしい英語で： The surface of the earth that you stand or walk on outside.

• He sat on the ground.
• The apples fell to the ground.
• Keep your feet off the wet ground.

類義語： earth

よく使う表現： on the ground, above ground, fall to ground

地形、土地

形や表面などの特徴に注目して見た土地。

やさしい英語で： Land considered by its shape, surface, or other features.

• We walked across rough ground.
• The soldiers moved to higher ground.
• This ground is too steep for farming.

類義語： terrain, land

よく使う表現： rough ground, high ground, uneven ground

土、土壌

植物が育ち、動物もすむことがある土。

やさしい英語で： The earth in which plants grow and animals may live.

• The ground is dry.
• We dug the ground before planting beans.
• Worms help keep the ground healthy.

類義語： soil, earth

よく使う表現： frozen ground, fertile ground, dig the ground

根拠、基盤

物事の土台となる考えや理由。

やさしい英語で： The basic ideas or reasons on which something depends.

• There is little ground for optimism.
• Her argument rests on solid ground.
• We found common ground in our concern for children.

使い方： ground for something (There is no ground for suspicion.)

類義語： basis, foundation

よく使う表現： ground for something, solid ground, common ground

水底、海底

海や湖など、水のある場所の底の表面。

やさしい英語で： The bottom surface of a sea, lake, or other area of water.

• The anchor rested on sandy ground.
• Divers examined the ground beneath the boat.
• The fishing nets dragged across rocky ground.

類義語： bed, bottom

よく使う表現： sandy ground, rocky ground, reach the ground

背景、地

物事を見るときや理解するときの背景や状況。

やさしい英語で： The surrounding situation or background against which something is understood or seen.

• The white figure stands against a dark ground.
• The historical ground gives the story deeper meaning.
• The painting has a blue ground behind the flowers.

類義語： background, context

よく使う表現： dark ground, ground of something, against a ground

挽いた、粉末の

主に調理用に、細かく砕いたり粉にしたりした。

やさしい英語で： Crushed or cut into very small pieces, often for cooking.

• Add some ground pepper.
• She bought freshly ground coffee.
• We used ground beef in the sauce.

類義語： powdered, minced

反対語： whole

よく使う表現： ground coffee, ground pepper, ground beef

研磨された

硬くざらついた面でこすり、形や表面を整えた。

やさしい英語で： Shaped or made smooth by rubbing against a hard, rough surface.

• The instrument contains a ground glass lens.
• Carefully ground edges help the parts fit together.
• The ground surface felt smooth beneath my finger.

よく使う表現： ground glass, ground lens, finely ground surface