species

種

通常は互いに子を作れる似た生物の集まりで、属の下の分類。

やさしい英語で： A group of similar living things, usually able to produce young together, ranked below a genus.

• This species lives in forests.
• Scientists discovered three new species of fish.
• Many endangered species need better protection.

使い方： species of something (There are several species of frog here.)

よく使う表現： endangered species, species of bird, new species, species of plant

種類、一種

人や物の特定の種類。

やさしい英語で： A particular type or kind of person or thing.

• This is a strange species of humor.
• She regarded dishonest officials as a particularly unpleasant species.
• Their argument was a species of political theater.

使い方： a species of something (His joke was a species of gentle criticism.)

類義語： kind, type, sort

よく使う表現： species of something, rare species, human species