variety

いろいろ、さまざま

互いに違ういろいろなものの集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group or range of things that are different from each other.

• We offer a variety of meals.
• She tried a wide variety of sports.
• The library has a variety of books for beginners.

使い方： a variety of things (The shop sells a variety of breads.)

類義語： range, selection, assortment

よく使う表現： a variety of, a wide variety, a large variety

多様性、変化

すべてが同じではなく、違うものや体験があること。

やさしい英語で： The presence of different things or experiences, rather than everything being the same.

• I like variety in my work.
• Fresh herbs add variety to simple meals.
• The programme offers enough variety to keep everyone interested.

使い方： variety in something (We need more variety in our meals.)

類義語： diversity

反対語： sameness, uniformity

よく使う表現： add variety, more variety, variety in something

品種、種類

物、特に植物や動物の特定の種類。

やさしい英語で： A particular type of something, especially a plant or animal.

• This apple variety is sweet.
• We grow three varieties of tomato.
• Which variety grows best in cold weather?

使い方： a variety of something (This variety of apple tastes sweet.)

類義語： type, kind

よく使う表現： a grape variety, a tomato variety, a new variety

言語変種

特定の集団や場面で使われる、ある言語の一つの形。

やさしい英語で： A particular form of a language used by a group or in a certain situation.

• We studied a local variety of English.
• Different language varieties have different social uses.
• This variety is spoken mainly by older people.

使い方： a variety of a language (They speak a regional variety of English.)

類義語： language form

よく使う表現： a regional variety, a language variety, a standard variety

変種

同じ種の中で、小さな違いによって区別される集団。特に植物にいう。

やさしい英語で： A group within a species, especially of plants, with its own small differences.

• The botanist identified a new variety.
• This variety belongs to the same species.
• The variety differs from the usual form in leaf colour.

類義語： var.

よく使う表現： botanical variety, a plant variety