adoption

採用、導入

考え、計画、方法などを受け入れて、使い始めること。

やさしい英語で： The act of accepting an idea, plan, or method and starting to use it.

• The adoption of the new policy was slow.
• Cheaper phones encouraged widespread adoption of the technology.
• Their adoption of this method improved results.

使い方： adoption of something (The adoption of new rules reduced delays.)

類義語： acceptance, uptake

反対語： rejection

よく使う表現： adoption of something, widespread adoption, technology adoption

養子縁組

他の人から生まれた子の親に、法律上なるための手続き。

やさしい英語で： The legal process of becoming the parent of a child born to someone else.

• Their adoption was approved last month.
• The adoption agency helped them prepare for parenthood.
• How long does the adoption process usually take?

使い方： adoption of someone (The adoption of their daughter took almost a year.)

よく使う表現： child adoption, adoption agency, adoption process

受け入れ、入所

病院や修道院などの施設に人を受け入れること。

やさしい英語で： The act of accepting someone into an institution, such as a hospital or monastery.

• The register records his adoption into the monastery.
• The document describes the adoption of patients into the hospital.
• Her adoption into the institution required formal approval.

使い方： adoption into something (His adoption into the monastery was recorded that winter.)

類義語： admission

よく使う表現： adoption into something, adoption of patients