snapshot

スナップ写真

普通は入念な準備をせず、さっと撮った写真。

やさしい英語で： A photograph taken quickly, usually without careful preparation.

• I took a snapshot of the beach.
• These snapshots remind me of our holiday.
• Do you have a snapshot of your family?

使い方： snapshot of someone/something (She showed me a snapshot of her cat.)

類義語： photo, photograph, picture, snap

よく使う表現： take a snapshot, family snapshot, holiday snapshot, snapshot of someone

概観、一時点の姿

ある時点での様子を示す、短い説明や全体像。

やさしい英語で： A short description or view showing what something is like at a particular time.

• The report gives a snapshot of village life.
• These interviews offer snapshots of a changing city.
• Our figures provide a snapshot of the economy in June.

使い方： snapshot of something (The survey gives a snapshot of public opinion.)

類義語： glimpse, brief picture

よく使う表現： snapshot of something, provide a snapshot, a brief snapshot

スナップショット

ある時点のコンピューターデータの保存コピー。その状態への復元に役立つ。

やさしい英語で： A saved copy of computer data at one moment, which can help return it to that state.

• Create a snapshot before making changes.
• We restored the server from yesterday's snapshot.
• The software keeps several snapshots of your files.

使い方： snapshot of something (Make a snapshot of the database before updating it.)

類義語： saved state, point-in-time copy

よく使う表現： create a snapshot, restore a snapshot, database snapshot, system snapshot

瞬間的な射撃、素早いシュート

狙いや準備に時間をかけず、とっさに撃つ弾や放つシュート。

やさしい英語で： A shot taken suddenly, with little time to aim or prepare.

• His snapshot hit the post.
• The keeper stopped a snapshot from close range.
• She fired a snapshot as the target passed.

類義語： quick shot, snap shot

よく使う表現： fire a snapshot, take a snapshot, a quick snapshot

スナップショットを作成する

ある時点のコンピューターデータを、そのままコピーして保存する。

やさしい英語で： To save a copy of computer data as it is at a particular moment.

• Snapshot the database before the update.
• The tool snapshots each disk every hour.
• We snapshotted the server so we could undo the changes.

類義語： capture, save

よく使う表現： snapshot a database, snapshot the system, snapshot a volume

写真を撮る

人や物の写真をさっと撮る。

やさしい英語で： To take a quick photograph of someone or something.

• She snapshotted the view from her window.
• Tourists were snapshotting everything they saw.
• He paused to snapshot a bird on the fence.

類義語： photograph, snap

よく使う表現： snapshot a scene, snapshot something, snapshot the view