annex

併合する

土地を支配下に置き、国や都市の一部にする。

やさしい英語で： To take control of an area of land and make it part of a country or city.

• The country annexed the island.
• The city plans to annex nearby land.
• Several border regions were annexed after the war.

よく使う表現： annex territory, annex a region, annex neighbouring land

付加する、添付する

通常、より大きなものや重要なものに、何かを付け加える。

やさしい英語で： To attach or add something to something else, usually something larger or more important.

• They annexed a schedule to the agreement.
• The clerk annexed the letter to the file.
• Additional land was annexed to the estate.

使い方： annex something to something (They annexed a map to the report.)

類義語： attach, append, add

よく使う表現： annex a document, annex a schedule, annex something to

勝手に占有する

許可を求めず、物を自分のものとして使うために取る。

やさしい英語で： To take something for your own use without asking permission.

• My brother annexed my chair.
• She has annexed the spare room for her books.
• Someone annexed my desk while I was away.

類義語： take, appropriate, grab

よく使う表現： annex a chair, annex a desk, annex your seat

付随させる

条件や性質、結果を、ある物事に結び付ける。

やさしい英語で： To connect a condition, quality, or result with something.

• They annexed a condition to the grant.
• The rule annexes punishment to disobedience.
• Certain duties were annexed to the office.

使い方： annex something to something (The law annexed a penalty to that offence.)

類義語： attach, associate

よく使う表現： annex a condition, annex a penalty, annex something to