particle

微粒子、粒子

何かのごく小さなかけら。

やさしい英語で： A very small piece of something.

• A tiny particle entered my eye.
• The filter removes dust particles from the air.
• Small particles floated on the water.

使い方： particle of something (A particle of sand stuck to the lens.)

類義語： speck, grain, bit

よく使う表現： dust particle, tiny particle, particle of something

粒子

電子のように、原子の一部をなす非常に小さな物質の単位。

やさしい英語で： A very small unit of matter, such as an electron, that forms part of an atom.

• An electron is a tiny particle.
• These particles carry an electric charge.
• Scientists detected a previously unknown particle.

よく使う表現： subatomic particle, elementary particle, charged particle, particle physics

不変化詞

upやoffのように、動詞と結びついて特定の意味を作る短い語。

やさしい英語で： A short word, such as up or off, that joins a verb to give it a particular meaning.

• In 'turn off', 'off' is a particle.
• This particle can follow the object.
• Which particles can you use with this verb?

よく使う表現： verb particle, adverbial particle, separable particle

聖体の小片、聖体パン

カトリックの儀式で使うために聖別された小さなパンの一片。

やさしい英語で： A small piece of bread blessed for use in a Roman Catholic religious service.

• The priest held a consecrated particle.
• He placed the particle in the chalice.
• The particles were carefully collected after Communion.

類義語： host

よく使う表現： consecrated particle, sacred particle, particle of bread