library

図書館、図書室

本を読んだり、本や他の資料を借りたりできる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where you can read books or borrow books and other materials.

• I borrowed a book from the library.
• Our school library opens at eight.
• Please return these books to the library tomorrow.

類義語： bookhouse, bibliotheca, bibliotheque

よく使う表現： public library, library card, school library

蔵書、ライブラリー

誰かが保管したり利用できるようにしたりする、本や録音などの集まり。

やさしい英語で： A collection of books, recordings, or other materials that someone keeps or makes available.

• Her personal library fills three rooms.
• The website offers a digital library of old newspapers.
• He added several novels to his library.

使い方： a library of something (He owns a library of books about wildlife.)

類義語： collection

よく使う表現： personal library, digital library, library of something, record library

ライブラリ

プログラムを作る人が利用できる、用意済みのコードの集まり。

やさしい英語で： A collection of ready-made computer code that programmers can use in their programs.

• This library helps us draw charts.
• She imported a library for processing images.
• The program depends on several free libraries.

よく使う表現： software library, standard library, import a library

貸出施設

工具やおもちゃ、機器などを人々に貸し出す組織。

やさしい英語で： An organization that lets people borrow things such as tools, toys, or equipment.

• We borrowed a drill from the tool library.
• The toy library lends games to local families.
• Members must return equipment to the library each week.

よく使う表現： tool library, toy library, community library