region

地域、部位

土地のある範囲、または体の一部分。

やさしい英語で： An area of land or a part of the body.

• This region has many lakes.
• Farmers across the region grow rice.
• The doctor examined the region around his knee.

使い方： region of something (She felt pain in the region of her shoulder.)

類義語： area, zone

よく使う表現： coastal region, mountain region, abdominal region

およそ、約

「in the region of」で、示した数に近い量を表す。

やさしい英語で： In the expression "in the region of", an amount close to the number given.

• The cost is in the region of fifty pounds.
• Her salary is in the region of thirty thousand euros.
• We expect in the region of eighty guests.

使い方： in the region of + amount (Repairs will cost in the region of two hundred euros.)

よく使う表現： in the region, region of something

領域

特に数学で、空間や面の中の、ひと続きになっている部分。

やさしい英語で： A connected part of a space or surface, especially in mathematics.

• Colour the region inside the circle.
• The curve divides the plane into two regions.
• Every point in this region lies above the line.

類義語： area

よく使う表現： shaded region, bounded region, region of space