sample

サンプル、試料、見本

試したり調べたり品質を確かめたりするために取った少量。

やさしい英語で： A small amount taken from something so you can try it, examine it, or test its quality.

• The shop gave me a free sample.
• The nurse collected two blood samples.
• Can you send me a sample of the fabric?

使い方： a sample of something (They tested a sample of the water.)

類義語： specimen

よく使う表現： blood sample, free sample, take a sample, writing sample

標本、サンプル

集団全体について知るために、その中から調査対象として選んだ小さな集団。

やさしい英語で： A smaller group chosen from a larger group to study and learn about the whole group.

• The study used a small sample.
• We selected a random sample of voters.
• Larger samples usually give more reliable results.

使い方： a sample of people/things (The researchers interviewed a sample of local residents.)

よく使う表現： random sample, sample size, representative sample

試す、試食する、採取する

どんなものか知るために、少量を試したり検査したりする。

やさしい英語で： To try or test a small amount of something to find out what it is like.

• Would you like to sample the cheese?
• We sampled several local dishes.
• Scientists sample the river water every week.

類義語： try, test, taste

よく使う表現： sample the wine, sample local food, sample the water