define

定義する、意味を説明する

言葉や表現、記号が何を意味するかを正確に説明する。

やさしい英語で： To say exactly what a word, phrase, or sign means.

• Can you define this word?
• She defined each unfamiliar term for the class.
• The book defines courage as acting despite fear.

使い方： define something as something (The teacher defined a mammal as an animal that feeds its young with milk.)

類義語： explain

よく使う表現： define a word, define a term, define as something

明確にする、具体的に説明する

何を指すのかが伝わるように、内容を具体的にはっきり説明する。

やさしい英語で： To describe something clearly and exactly so others understand what you mean.

• First, define your goals.
• The team defined the problem more clearly.
• How would you define a good life?

使い方： define what/how… (We need to define what success means for this project.)

類義語： specify, describe, clarify

よく使う表現： define your goals, define the problem, define someone's role

明確にする、輪郭を示す

物の形や範囲、位置をはっきり定めたり示したりする。

やさしい英語で： To establish or show the exact shape, limits, or position of something.

• The fence defines our garden's boundary.
• Dark lines defined the edges of the drawing.
• This lens defines fine details clearly.

類義語： mark out, delineate

反対語： blur

よく使う表現： define the boundaries, define the shape, define the limits