fibre
食物繊維
解説 Definition
植物性食品に含まれ、消化を助ける繊維質のこと。健康や食事について話す際によく使われる。
The indigestible part of plant foods that helps food move through the digestive system and supports healthy digestion. It is commonly discussed as a beneficial component of foods such as beans, vegetables, fruit, and whole grains.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fibre は「細い糸状のもの」が基本イメージで、食べ物の話では「食物繊維」を指します。high in fibre「食物繊維が豊富な」、a good source of fibre「食物繊維のよい供給源」をセットで覚えると実用的です。米語の fiber と発音も意味も同じです。
Connect fibre with its basic image of thin, threadlike material. In food and health contexts, it means the plant material called dietary fibre. Learn it through common combinations: food can be high in fibre, beans can be a good source of fibre, and someone may need to eat more fibre. The American spelling is fiber; the pronunciation and meaning remain the same. Thinking of the threadlike structures in plant foods links the physical sense with the nutritional one.
例文
Beans are a good source of fibre.
豆類は食物繊維が豊富です。
You should eat more fibre to stay healthy.
健康のために、もっと食物繊維を取ったほうがいいですよ。
This cereal is high in fibre.
このシリアルには食物繊維が多く含まれています。
fibre の類義語・関連語
fibre の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 fibra「糸、繊維」を経て英語に入った語です。fibre はイギリス英語のつづりで、アメリカ英語では fiber と書きます。細い糸状の構造から、食品中の「食物繊維」も表すようになりました。
Fibre ultimately comes from Latin fibra, meaning a thread or filament. The word first referred to slender, threadlike structures in plant, animal, or manufactured material, and this physical image later supported its nutritional use for indigestible plant matter in food. Fibre is the standard British spelling; American English normally uses fiber. The spelling difference does not indicate any difference in pronunciation or meaning.
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