outline

構成案、概要

企画、演説や文章の主な部分を示す短い計画。

やさしい英語で： A short plan showing the main parts of a project, speech, or piece of writing.

• Write an outline before starting your essay.
• She showed us a rough outline of the project.
• The teacher checked our speech outlines.

使い方： outline of something (Please prepare an outline of your presentation.)

類義語： plan, framework, sketch

よく使う表現： rough outline, project outline, outline of something

輪郭

物の外側の形を示す線や簡単な絵。

やさしい英語で： The line or simple drawing that shows the outer shape of something.

• Draw the outline of a circle.
• We saw the mountain’s outline against the sky.
• She traced the outlines of the leaves.

使い方： outline of someone/something (I could see the outline of a boat.)

類義語： contour, silhouette

よく使う表現： outline of something, draw an outline, faint outline

要点を述べる、概説する

細かい説明を省き、主な考えや事実を述べる。

やさしい英語で： To describe the main ideas or facts without giving all the details.

• Please outline your plan.
• He outlined the main problems in his report.
• The guide will outline what happens during the tour.

使い方： outline something to someone (The manager outlined the proposal to the team.); outline how/why/what… (She outlined how the new system would work.)

類義語： summarize, sketch, describe briefly

よく使う表現： outline a plan, outline the steps, outline something to someone

輪郭を描く

物の外側の縁に沿って線を引き、その形を示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To draw a line around the outer edge of something to show its shape.

• Outline the square with a pencil.
• He outlined his hand on the paper.
• The artist outlined each figure in black.

使い方： outline something in something (She outlined the flower in red ink.)

類義語： trace, delineate

よく使う表現： outline a shape, outline in pencil, outline someone’s face