dedicate

捧げる、専念する

活動や目標、信念に長く力と心を注ぐこと。

やさしい英語で： To give your energy and attention to an activity, aim, or belief over time.

• He dedicated himself to music.
• She dedicated her life to protecting wild animals.
• Will you dedicate yourself to improving the school?

使い方： dedicate yourself to something (He dedicated himself to public service.); dedicate yourself to doing something (She dedicated herself to helping children learn.)

類義語： devote, commit

よく使う表現： dedicate yourself, dedicate your life, dedicate to something

充てる、割り当てる

時間やお金、場所などを特定の目的のために充てること。

やさしい英語で： To give time, money, space, or other resources to a particular purpose.

• We dedicate Fridays to training.
• They dedicated extra money to the new library.
• How much time can you dedicate to learning French?

使い方： dedicate something to something (We dedicate one room to storage.); dedicate something to doing something (She dedicated the afternoon to cleaning the kitchen.)

類義語： devote, allocate, set aside

よく使う表現： dedicate time, dedicate resources, dedicate to something

捧げる、献呈する

愛情や敬意を示すため、作品を誰かに捧げること。

やさしい英語で： To name someone as the person you made a book, song, or other work for, showing love or respect.

• I dedicate this song to my sister.
• He dedicated the book to his parents.
• Who will you dedicate your new album to?

使い方： dedicate something to someone (She dedicated her first novel to her father.)

よく使う表現： dedicate a book, dedicate a song, dedicate to someone

奉献する、捧げる

神への礼拝や、その他の宗教的な目的のために物を捧げる。

やさしい英語で： To set something aside for the worship of a god or for another religious purpose.

• They dedicated the church to a saint.
• The priest dedicated the new altar during the service.
• This temple was dedicated to a local god.

使い方： dedicate something to someone/something (They dedicated the shrine to the goddess of wisdom.)

類義語： consecrate

反対語： desecrate

よく使う表現： dedicate a temple, dedicate an altar, dedicate to something

除幕する

式典などで、記念碑などを初めて正式に一般公開すること。

やさしい英語で： To formally present something to the public for the first time, usually with a ceremony.

• They dedicated the monument on Sunday.
• The city dedicated a new statue in the main square.
• Families gathered as the memorial was dedicated.

類義語： unveil

よく使う表現： dedicate a monument, dedicate a memorial, dedicate a statue

開所式を行う、開館式を行う

通常は式典を行い、建物や場所を正式に一般利用に開くこと。

やさしい英語で： To formally open a building or place for public use, usually with a ceremony.

• The mayor dedicated the new library.
• They dedicated the hospital at a public ceremony.
• The park will be dedicated next spring.

類義語： inaugurate, open

よく使う表現： dedicate a building, dedicate a library, dedicate a park