starter

前菜

食事の初めに、主な料理より先に出される少量の料理。

やさしい英語で： A small dish served at the beginning of a meal, before the main dish.

• I had soup as a starter.
• Would you like a starter before your main course?
• We ordered two starters to share.

類義語： appetizer, first course

よく使う表現： have a starter, starter and main, starter of something

スターターモーター、セルモーター

車などのエンジンを動き始めさせる電動モーター。

やさしい英語で： An electric motor that makes a car or another engine begin running.

• The starter is broken.
• The mechanic replaced the car’s starter.
• A weak battery may stop the starter from turning the engine.

類義語： starter motor

よく使う表現： starter motor, faulty starter, replace a starter

入門用のもの、スターターキット

新しい活動や生活を始めるときに使う、基本的な物。

やさしい英語で： Something basic that you use or buy when beginning an activity or a new stage of life.

• This small house is a good starter.
• We bought a starter kit for painting.
• Their starter home had only one bedroom.

よく使う表現： starter home, starter kit, good starter

始める人、スターター

活動を始める人、または開始させる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who begins an activity or makes it begin.

• The starter raised the flag.
• All runners waited for the starter’s signal.
• She was the starter of our community garden project.

類義語： initiator

よく使う表現： race starter, early starter, starter of something