prop

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劇や映画、テレビで、俳優が使ったり場面に置かれたりする物。

やさしい英語で： An object used by actors or placed in a scene in a play, film, or television show.

• The cup is a stage prop.
• Someone left the props behind after filming.
• She carried a wooden sword as a prop.

よく使う表現： stage prop, film prop, prop table

支柱、つっかえ棒

物の下や横に置いて、倒れたり動いたりしないようにするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something placed under or against an object to hold it up or keep it steady.

• Put a prop under the shelf.
• The roof was held up by wooden props.
• This metal bar serves as a prop for the door.

類義語： support, brace

よく使う表現： wooden prop, temporary prop, prop under something

模造品、ダミー

本物ではないが、本物そっくりに見えるように作った物。

やさしい英語で： An object made to look like a real thing, although it is not real.

• The gun is only a prop.
• They replaced the real cake with a plastic prop.
• The display contained props that looked like ancient coins.

類義語： imitation, replica, dummy

よく使う表現： prop gun, prop sword, rubber prop

支える、立てかける

物の下や横に支えを置き、倒れたり動いたりしないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To hold something up or keep it steady by putting something under or against it.

• Prop the door open.
• He propped his head on his hand.
• We propped the painting against a chair.

使い方： prop something up (We propped the broken shelf up with a stick.); prop something against something (She propped the ladder against the wall.); prop something open (Please prop the door open with a chair.)

類義語： support, brace

よく使う表現： prop something up, prop something open, prop against something