sampler

詰め合わせ、選集

大きな集まりにどんな種類があるか分かるよう、少しずつ選んだもの。

やさしい英語で： A small selection that shows the different kinds available in a larger collection.

• We ordered a dessert sampler.
• This booklet is a sampler of her poems.
• Try our cheese sampler before choosing your favourite.

使い方： a sampler of something (The album offers a sampler of local music.)

類義語： selection, assortment

よく使う表現： a chocolate sampler, a sampler of something, a dessert sampler

サンプラー、採取器

検査や後の利用のため、少量を採取したり短い音などを記録したりする装置。

やさしい英語で： A machine or tool that collects or records small amounts of something for testing or later use.

• The sampler collects water every hour.
• We used a soil sampler in the field.
• She recorded a short sound with her digital sampler.

よく使う表現： an automatic sampler, a digital sampler, a soil sampler

刺繍見本

練習や技術の披露のため、さまざまな模様を刺繍した布。

やさしい英語で： A piece of cloth showing different sewn designs, often made to practise or display sewing skills.

• She stitched a sampler.
• The sampler shows flowers and letters in red thread.
• An old sampler hangs above the fireplace.

よく使う表現： an embroidered sampler, stitch a sampler

試料採取員

検査のために、物質などを少量ずつ採取する仕事の人。

やさしい英語で： Someone whose job is to collect small amounts of something for testing.

• The sampler collected some water.
• A sampler checked the grain before it entered the factory.
• The company employs two samplers to collect soil for testing.

よく使う表現： a water sampler, a trained sampler