adaptable

適応力のある、柔軟な

新しい状況に合わせて自分を変えられる、または変えようとする。

やさしい英語で： Able or willing to change to suit new situations.

• Our new manager is very adaptable.
• You need to be adaptable when plans change.
• The most adaptable workers learned the new system quickly.

使い方： adaptable to something (The team is adaptable to changing conditions.)

類義語： flexible, versatile

反対語： inflexible, rigid

よく使う表現： adaptable person, highly adaptable, adaptable to change

適応性のある

周囲の環境の変化に合わせて、暮らし方や行動を変えられる。

やさしい英語で： Able to change how it lives or behaves when its surroundings change.

• Rats are highly adaptable animals.
• This adaptable species survives in many habitats.
• Less adaptable organisms may disappear as the climate changes.

使い方： adaptable to something (These plants are adaptable to dry conditions.)

類義語： flexible

よく使う表現： adaptable species, adaptable organism, adaptable to something

改造可能な、変更可能な

別の目的や状況で使えるように、作りや仕組みを変えられる。

やさしい英語で： Able to be changed so that it can be used for a different purpose or situation.

• The design is easily adaptable.
• This plug is adaptable for use abroad.
• They chose a layout adaptable to future changes.

使い方： adaptable for something (The building is adaptable for use as a school.); adaptable to something (The design is adaptable to different room sizes.)

類義語： modifiable, adjustable

よく使う表現： adaptable design, adaptable equipment, adaptable for something