nectar

花蜜

花が作り、昆虫や一部の鳥が吸う甘い液体。

やさしい英語で： The sweet liquid flowers produce that insects and some birds drink.

• Bees collect nectar from flowers.
• This bird drinks nectar with its long tongue.
• The garden attracts butterflies looking for nectar.

よく使う表現： collect nectar, flower nectar, feed on nectar

ネクター

おいしい飲み物。特に果汁から作る甘い飲み物。

やさしい英語で： A delicious drink, especially a sweet drink made from fruit juice.

• She poured a glass of peach nectar.
• We served chilled mango nectar with lunch.
• After the long walk, the cold juice tasted like nectar.

よく使う表現： peach nectar, mango nectar, fruit nectar

ネクタル、神酒

古代ギリシャやローマの神話で、神々が飲む飲み物。

やさしい英語で： The drink that gods drink in ancient Greek and Roman stories.

• The gods drank nectar at their feast.
• A goddess filled his cup with nectar.
• The story describes nectar as the drink of immortal beings.

よく使う表現： divine nectar, nectar and ambrosia

花蜜を吸う

花が作る甘い液体を吸って食物とする。

やさしい英語で： To drink the sweet liquid produced by flowers.

• Butterflies nectar on these flowers.
• The insects nectared in the sunny garden.
• Several butterflies were nectaring beside the path.

使い方： nectar on something (The butterflies nectar on purple flowers.)

よく使う表現： nectar on flowers, nectar at blossoms