segment

一部分、房、節

自然に分かれているものや、分割されたものの各部分。

やさしい英語で： One of the separate parts that something naturally has or is divided into.

• She ate a segment of orange.
• The leaf has three distinct segments.
• We divided the circle into equal segments.

使い方： a segment of something (Each segment of the insect's body has a hard covering.)

類義語： part, section, portion

よく使う表現： orange segment, segment of something, separate segment

一区間、一部分

ロープや線、道路など、長く続くものの一部分。

やさしい英語で： A length of something, such as a rope, line, or road.

• Cut a short segment of rope.
• This segment of road needs repairs.
• Measure each segment before joining the pipes.

使い方： a segment of something (We replaced a damaged segment of pipe.)

類義語： section, length, piece

よく使う表現： segment of rope, short segment, line segment

コーナー、番組の一部分

テレビやラジオ番組の中で、一つの話題を扱う部分。

やさしい英語で： A part of a television or radio program about one subject.

• I missed the weather segment.
• Tonight's program has a segment about local schools.
• Which segments of the broadcast did you enjoy?

使い方： a segment on/about something (The show included a segment on saving energy.)

類義語： section, feature, item

よく使う表現： news segment, segment on something, weather segment

分割する、区分する

一つのものを複数の別々の部分に分けること。

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

• Peel and segment the orange.
• We segmented the market by income.
• The report segments customers into three groups.

使い方： segment something into something (The company segments its customers into age groups.)

類義語： divide, split, partition

反対語： combine, unite

よく使う表現： segment an orange, segment the market, segment into groups