due

予定の、期限の来た

決まった時刻や期限に、到着や実行が予定されている。

やさしい英語で： Expected or required to happen or arrive at a particular time.

• The bus is due soon.
• Our baby is due in May.
• When is the next payment due?

使い方： due to do something (The train is due to leave at six.); due at/on/by a time (Your report is due by Friday.)

類義語： expected, scheduled

よく使う表現： due tomorrow, due date, due to arrive, due at noon

支払われるべき、受けるに値する

借りがあるために渡すべき、またはその人が受けるに値する。

やさしい英語で： Owed to someone or deserved by them.

• You are due some money.
• Give her the credit she is due.
• The wages due to the workers have not been paid.

使い方： something is due to someone (A refund is due to every customer.); someone is due something (You are due a full refund.)

類義語： owed, deserved

反対語： undeserved

よく使う表現： due to someone, due credit, due respect

十分な、適切な

その状況で必要な、またはふさわしい程度の。

やさしい英語で： As much as is needed or appropriate in a situation.

• Please give this due attention.
• She handled the equipment with due care.
• After due consideration, the committee approved the request.

類義語： proper, adequate, appropriate

反対語： inadequate

よく使う表現： due attention, due care, due consideration, due diligence

真の、真っすぐの

北・南・東・西のいずれかに、少しもずれていない。

やさしい英語で： In an exact north, south, east, or west direction.

• The island is due north of here.
• Our camp was due west of the village.
• The lighthouse lies two miles due south of the harbour.

使い方： due north/south/east/west of something (The village is due east of the lake.)

よく使う表現： due north, due south, due east, due west

真っすぐに、真に

少しもずれず、北・南・東・西のいずれかへ向かって。

やさしい英語で： Exactly towards north, south, east, or west.

• Walk due north.
• The ship sailed due east.
• Are we heading due south?

使い方： due north/south/east/west (We sailed due west for two hours.)

類義語： directly, exactly

よく使う表現： due north, due south, due east, due west

会費

団体の会員として定期的に払うお金。通常「dues」という。

やさしい英語で： Money you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization, usually called dues.

• Please pay your club dues.
• The union increased its monthly dues.
• Have you paid this year’s membership dues?

類義語： membership fee, subscription

よく使う表現： membership due, annual due, club due

相応の評価、功績への評価

その人の働きや長所にふさわしい称賛や評価。

やさしい英語で： The praise or recognition that someone deserves.

• Give him his due; he tried.
• She finally got her due after years of hard work.
• To give them their due, they admitted their mistake.

使い方： give someone their due (Give her her due: she worked harder than anyone.)

類義語： credit, recognition

よく使う表現： give someone their due, get your due, someone’s due

のために、が原因で

「due to」で、何かが起こる原因や理由を表す。

やさしい英語で： Because of a particular thing or situation; used with to.

• The match stopped due to rain.
• The shop is closed due to illness.
• Due to heavy traffic, we arrived late.

使い方： due to something (The flight was cancelled due to fog.)

類義語： because of, owing to

よく使う表現： due to rain, due to something, due to illness