commute

通勤する、通学する

家と職場や学校の間を定期的に行き来する。

やさしい英語で： To travel regularly between home and work or school.

• I commute by train.
• She commuted to work for ten years.
• How far do you commute each day?

使い方： commute to somewhere (She commutes to London every weekday.); commute from A to B (He commutes from his village to the city.); commute by train/bus/car (I commute by bus.)

よく使う表現： commute to work, commute by train, commute from home

減刑する、換算する

義務や支払い、刑罰を、普通は負担の軽い別のものに替える。

やさしい英語で： To replace a duty, payment, or punishment with a different, usually less demanding one.

• The governor agreed to commute the sentence.
• They commuted the annual payment for a fixed sum.
• The court commuted his prison term to community service.

使い方： commute something to something (The court commuted his sentence to a fine.); commute something for something (She commuted her pension for a single payment.)

類義語： convert, exchange

よく使う表現： commute a sentence, commute a pension, commute a payment

前払いする

何回かに分けて払う代わりに、まとまった金額を先に払う。

やさしい英語で： To pay one amount in advance instead of making several smaller payments.

• They chose to commute the daily toll.
• He commuted the monthly fees by paying one sum in advance.
• Can residents commute these charges for a yearly payment?

使い方： commute something for something (Travellers could commute the daily toll for an annual pass.)

類義語： prepay

よく使う表現： commute a toll, commute the fees

通勤、通学

家と職場や学校の間を定期的に移動することや、その道のり。

やさしい英語で： A regular journey between your home and your work or school.

• My commute takes an hour.
• Her daily commute became shorter after she moved.
• Do you read during your commute?

使い方： commute to somewhere (My commute to work takes forty minutes.)

よく使う表現： daily commute, long commute, commute to work