profile

プロフィール

アプリやサイトで利用者の情報を載せたページ。

やさしい英語で： A page in an app or website that contains information about a user.

• I changed my profile picture.
• Her profile lists her favorite books.
• Is your profile visible to everyone?

よく使う表現： profile picture, update a profile, user profile

人物紹介、プロフィール

ある人についての短い紹介や情報の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A short description or collection of information about a person.

• I read a profile of the singer.
• Police built a profile of the suspect.
• These profiles describe each candidate’s experience.

使い方： a profile of someone (The magazine published a profile of the actor.)

類義語： biographical sketch, summary

よく使う表現： profile of someone, write a profile, personal profile

横顔

横から見た人の顔や頭の形。

やさしい英語で： The view or shape of someone’s face or head seen from the side.

• The photo shows him in profile.
• She drew her mother’s profile.
• His profile was clear against the bright window.

使い方： in profile (The artist painted her in profile.)

類義語： side view

よく使う表現： in profile, someone’s profile, profile portrait

輪郭

ある方向から見た物の外側の形や縁の線。

やさしい英語で： The outside shape or edge of an object, seen from a particular direction.

• The roof has a curved profile.
• The mountains’ profiles stood out against the sky.
• He traced the profile of the handle with his finger.

使い方： the profile of something (The drawing shows the profile of the roof.)

類義語： outline, contour

よく使う表現： profile of something, roof profile, curved profile

地形断面図、縦断面図

一本の線に沿って地面の高さの変化を示す図。

やさしい英語で： A drawing showing how the height of the ground changes along a line.

• The engineer drew a profile of the ground.
• This profile shows a steep slope near the bridge.
• We compared the profiles of two possible railway routes.

類義語： section

よく使う表現： ground profile, railway profile, longitudinal profile

プロファイリングする

人種や年齢、外見などの特徴で人を判断したり分類したりする。

やさしい英語で： To judge or group people by features such as their race, age, or appearance.

• The guards profiled passengers by appearance.
• He felt the police had racially profiled him.
• The report asks whether officers profile young drivers.

使い方： profile someone based on something (Officers should not profile people based on their race.)

よく使う表現： profile someone, racially profile someone