disposal

処分、廃棄

必要でなくなったものや、もう欲しくないものを処分すること。

やさしい英語で： The act of getting rid of something you no longer need or want.

• Safe waste disposal is important.
• The town needs a new disposal site.
• Who pays for the disposal of damaged furniture?

使い方： disposal of something (The disposal of old batteries requires special care.)

類義語： removal, discarding

よく使う表現： waste disposal, safe disposal, disposal site

自由使用、利用権

必要なとき自由に使えること。「at your disposal」でよく使う。

やさしい英語で： The ability to use something whenever you need it, usually in the phrase “at your disposal”.

• The car is at your disposal.
• We used every resource at our disposal.
• The hotel placed a meeting room at their disposal.

使い方： at someone’s disposal (You have several useful tools at your disposal.); put something at someone’s disposal (They put a car at our disposal for the weekend.)

よく使う表現： at someone’s disposal, at my disposal

配置、配列

物を置いたり、並べたり、グループに分けたりする仕方。

やさしい英語で： The way things are placed, arranged, or divided into groups.

• The disposal of the chairs formed a circle.
• He studied the disposal of troops along the border.
• The orderly disposal of the objects made the room appear larger.

使い方： disposal of something (The disposal of the furniture left the doorway clear.)

類義語： arrangement, disposition, ordering

よく使う表現： disposal of troops, disposal of furniture, orderly disposal