phrase

表現、言い回し

ある考えを表すために使う、短い言葉のまとまり。

やさしい英語で： A short group of words used to express an idea.

• I know that phrase.
• She used a funny phrase to describe the weather.
• What does the phrase mean?

類義語： expression, saying

よく使う表現： a common phrase, use a phrase, a familiar phrase

句

文の中で一つの役割を果たす語、または語のまとまり。

やさしい英語で： A word or group of words that works as one part of a sentence.

• Underline the noun phrase.
• This phrase acts as the subject of the sentence.
• The teacher showed us how to identify verb phrases.

よく使う表現： noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase

言葉にする、表現する

考えや質問、伝えたいことを、言葉を選んで表す。

やさしい英語で： To choose words to express an idea, question, or message.

• Please phrase your question clearly.
• He phrased the request very politely.
• How should I phrase this message?

使い方： phrase something as something (She phrased her criticism as a question.)

類義語： word, express, put

よく使う表現： phrase something carefully, phrase a question, phrase something as something