approximate

おおよその、概算の

実際の数や量、説明に近いが、正確ではない。

やさしい英語で： Close to the true number, amount, or description, but not exact.

• What is the approximate cost?
• Please give an approximate arrival time.
• These figures show the approximate size of each group.

類義語： rough, estimated, inexact

反対語： exact, precise

よく使う表現： approximate cost, approximate number, approximate date, approximate value

概算する、推定する

実際の値に近い数や量を大まかに計算する。

やさしい英語で： To work out a number or amount that is close to the true one.

• We approximated the repair cost.
• Can you approximate the number of guests?
• The engineer approximated the weight using a simple formula.

使い方： approximate something as something (We approximated the total cost as two thousand euros.)

類義語： estimate, roughly calculate

よく使う表現： approximate the cost, approximate a value, approximate the total

近づく、近似する

量や位置、性質の点で何かに近い、または近くなる。

やさしい英語で： To be or become close to something in amount, position, or qualities.

• The copy approximates the original.
• Their design approximated the shape of a bird.
• These sounds approximate human speech.

使い方： approximate something (The model approximates the shape of a real heart.); approximate to something (The result approximates to the expected value.)

類義語： approach, resemble, come close to

よく使う表現： approximate human speech, approximate the ideal, approximate to something