receiver

受信機

電波などの信号を受け取り、音や映像、情報に変える機器。

やさしい英語で： A device that picks up radio or other electronic signals and turns them into sound, pictures, or information.

• Turn on the radio receiver.
• The satellite receiver stopped working during the storm.
• This receiver can pick up signals from distant stations.

反対語： transmitter

よく使う表現： radio receiver, satellite receiver, digital receiver

受話器

電話で聞いたり話したりするために耳に当てる部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a telephone you hold to your ear to hear and speak.

• She picked up the receiver.
• He held the receiver close to his ear.
• Please put the receiver down when you finish.

類義語： handset

よく使う表現： telephone receiver, lift the receiver, receiver to ear

管財人

裁判や経営難の際、財産や資金の管理を正式に任される人。

やさしい英語で： A person officially chosen to manage property or money during a court case or financial trouble.

• The court appointed a receiver.
• A receiver took control of the disputed property.
• The receivers sold company assets to pay its debts.

使い方： receiver for something (The court appointed a receiver for the company.)

よく使う表現： court-appointed receiver, appoint a receiver, receiver for something