vein

静脈

体の各部から心臓へ血液を戻す血管。

やさしい英語で： A small tube in your body that carries blood back to your heart.

• The nurse found a vein in my arm.
• Blue veins showed through his pale skin.
• This vein carries blood back to the heart.

よく使う表現： arm vein, vein in something, inject into a vein

思考の流れ、方向性

話し合いや一連の考えがたどる、特定の話題や方向。

やさしい英語で： A particular subject or direction in a discussion or series of thoughts.

• She continued in the same vein.
• His next remark followed a similar vein of thought.
• In that vein, we should discuss the cost.

使い方： in the same/a similar vein (He continued speaking in the same vein.)

類義語： line of thought

よく使う表現： in that vein, in similar vein, same vein

調子、作風

人の発言や文章、行動に表れる特定の雰囲気や特徴。

やさしい英語で： A particular style, mood, or quality in something someone says, writes, or does.

• The story begins in a humorous vein.
• Her later poems have a darker vein.
• He spoke in a more serious vein.

使い方： in a ... vein (She described the trip in a humorous vein.)

類義語： style, tone

よく使う表現： humorous vein, satirical vein, in a vein

葉脈

葉の中にある、水や養分を運ぶ細い筋。

やさしい英語で： A thin line inside a leaf that carries water and food through it.

• Each leaf has a central vein.
• Fine veins spread across the leaf.
• Water travels through the veins of the plant’s leaves.

よく使う表現： leaf vein, central vein, vein in something

割れ目、亀裂

岩や土などの中にある、細い割れ目や空洞。

やさしい英語で： A narrow crack or hollow space in rock, earth, or another material.

• Water seeped through a vein in the rock.
• The survey revealed several empty veins beneath the surface.
• A narrow vein opened between the layers of stone.

類義語： fissure, cleft

よく使う表現： narrow vein, vein in rock, deep vein