section

部分、区画

より大きな物や場所を構成する一つの部分。

やさしい英語で： One part of a larger thing or place.

• Read the first section.
• They closed a section of the road.
• Which section of the newspaper do you read first?

使い方： section of something (This section of the book explains the rules.)

類義語： part, portion

よく使う表現： section of something, sports section, section of road

セクション、楽器群

オーケストラで同じ種類の楽器を演奏する奏者、またはその楽器の集まり。

やさしい英語で： The musicians in an orchestra who play the same kind of instrument, or their instruments together.

• The brass section played loudly.
• Our string section needs two more players.
• The conductor asked the percussion section to begin again.

よく使う表現： brass section, string section, percussion section

分割する、切り分ける

物を別々の部分に分ける。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into separate parts.

• Section the orange before serving it.
• She sectioned my hair before cutting it.
• The sample was sectioned into thin slices.

使い方： section something into something (Section the dough into six pieces.)

類義語： divide, partition

よく使う表現： section an orange, section the hair, section something off