hardwood

硬材

オークなどのかなり硬い木材で、家具や建物を作るのに使う。

やさしい英語で： A type of fairly hard wood, such as oak, used for making furniture or buildings.

• Oak is a popular hardwood.
• The cabinet is made from a local hardwood.
• Different hardwoods vary in colour and strength.

反対語： softwood

よく使う表現： durable hardwood, oak hardwood, hardwood furniture, solid hardwood

広葉樹材

花をつける広葉樹から取れる木材。木材自体の硬さは問わない。

やさしい英語で： Wood from broad-leaved flowering trees, whether the wood itself is hard or soft.

• Balsa is a lightweight hardwood.
• Not every hardwood is physically hard.
• The book classifies these woods as hardwoods because of the trees they come from.

反対語： softwood

よく使う表現： tropical hardwood, soft hardwood, hardwood species

広葉樹

木材として使える木を生み出す、幅の広い葉を持つ木。

やさしい英語で： A broad-leaved tree that produces wood used as timber.

• A tall hardwood shaded the house.
• They planted hardwoods along the hillside.
• This forest contains both hardwoods and evergreen conifers.

類義語： broadleaf tree

よく使う表現： plant a hardwood, native hardwood, mature hardwood

硬材の、木製の

特に床を覆うため、硬い木の板を組み合わせて作った。

やさしい英語で： Made from hard wooden boards fitted together, especially to cover a floor.

• The room has a hardwood floor.
• They installed hardwood flooring throughout the house.
• Her shoes clicked on the polished hardwood surface.

よく使う表現： hardwood floor, hardwood flooring, polished hardwood floor