difference

違い、相違点

ある人や物が、別の人や物と異なる点。

やさしい英語で： A way in which one person or thing is unlike another.

• Can you spot the difference?
• The main difference between the bags is their size.
• I noticed several differences in the two versions.

使い方： difference between A and B (What is the difference between these two phones?); difference in something (There is a noticeable difference in quality.)

類義語： distinction

反対語： similarity

よく使う表現： spot the difference, main difference, difference between things, notice a difference

違い、影響

ある状況で、結果を左右したり意味を持ったりする変化や効果。

やさしい英語で： A change or effect that matters in a situation.

• Your help makes a difference.
• A short rest made a big difference to how I felt.
• Would leaving earlier make any difference?

使い方： make a difference to someone/something (Your support made a difference to me.); make a difference in something (Better lighting made a difference in the room.)

類義語： effect, impact

よく使う表現： make a difference, make no difference, big difference, little difference

違い、相違

人や物がすべて同じではないということ。

やさしい英語で： The fact that people or things are not all alike.

• We should respect cultural differences.
• Their difference in age never bothered them.
• The school encourages children to accept difference.

使い方： difference in something (Differences in age can affect people's interests.); difference between A and B (The difference between their cultures interested her.)

類義語： dissimilarity, diversity

反対語： similarity, sameness

よく使う表現： cultural difference, individual difference, difference in something, respect difference

意見の相違、不和

考え方や、何をしたいかについて、人々の意見が合わないこと。

やさしい英語で： A disagreement between people, especially about what they believe or want to do.

• They settled their differences.
• A difference of opinion delayed the decision.
• Can we discuss our differences without shouting?

使い方： difference of opinion (We had a difference of opinion about the plan.); differences with someone (She put aside her differences with her brother.)

類義語： disagreement, dispute

反対語： agreement

よく使う表現： settle a difference, difference of opinion, resolve a difference, political difference

差

一つの数から別の数を引いて得られる値。

やさしい英語で： The amount you get when you take one number away from another.

• The difference is four dollars.
• Subtract the smaller number to find the difference.
• We paid the difference when we changed our tickets.

使い方： difference between A and B (The difference between twelve and seven is five.)

類義語： remainder

よく使う表現： calculate the difference, pay the difference, price difference, difference between numbers