verse

詩、韻文

リズムや言葉の響きを工夫し、普通の文章とは違って主に行に分けて書くもの。

やさしい英語で： Writing arranged with rhythm and careful sounds, often in lines, rather than ordinary sentences.

• She enjoys reading verse.
• The story is written in verse.
• He published a small collection of verse.

類義語： poetry

反対語： prose

よく使う表現： write verse, in verse, book of verse

節、聖句

聖書の、番号が付いた短い区切り。

やさしい英語で： A short, numbered section of the Bible.

• She read a Bible verse aloud.
• Which verse mentions forgiveness?
• The pastor explained three verses from the same chapter.

よく使う表現： bible verse, chapter and verse, read a verse

節、聖句

聖書やコーランなどの聖典で、番号が付いた短い区切り。

やさしい英語で： A short, numbered part of a holy book, such as the Bible or the Quran.

• He recited a verse from the Quran.
• They discussed the meaning of a sacred verse.
• The passage contains several verses about kindness.

よく使う表現： quranic verse, sacred verse, verse of scripture

定型詩、韻文

一定のリズムがあり、行の終わりで決まった形の韻を踏む詩。

やさしい英語で： Poetry written with a regular beat and a fixed pattern of matching sounds at line endings.

• The poem uses regular verse.
• Students compared prose with carefully patterned verse.
• Writing rhymed verse requires attention to sound and rhythm.

類義語： poetry

反対語： prose

よく使う表現： rhymed verse, metrical verse, regular verse

深く学ぶ、精通する

ある事柄について、よく理解するまで詳しく学ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To study a subject deeply until you know it well.

• She versed herself in local history.
• He spent years versing himself in classical literature.
• To verse oneself in law required long hours of study.

使い方： verse oneself in something (She versed herself in the history of the region.)

類義語： study

よく使う表現： verse oneself in, verse in literature

教える、指導する

相手がよく理解できるように、ある事柄を教える。

やさしい英語で： To teach someone about a subject so that they understand it well.

• The teacher versed us in ancient customs.
• She versed her assistant in the rules.
• Who versed you in this difficult subject?

使い方： verse someone in something (He versed the students in the basics of logic.)

類義語： instruct, teach

よく使う表現： verse someone in, verse the students