exploit

搾取する、食い物にする

自分の利益のために人や物を不当に利用し、しばしば害を与える。

やさしい英語で： To use someone or something unfairly for your own benefit, often causing harm.

• The company exploits its workers.
• Some employers exploited people who could not find other jobs.
• The scheme was designed to exploit vulnerable families.

使い方： exploit someone/something for something (They exploited young workers for cheap labour.)

類義語： take advantage of, abuse

よく使う表現： exploit workers, exploit someone, exploit cheap labour, exploit their labour

活用する、利用する

利点や役立つ結果を得るために、物や機会をうまく使う。

やさしい英語で： To use something effectively to gain an advantage or achieve a useful result.

• We should exploit this opportunity.
• The team exploited its speed to win the match.
• New technology helps us exploit renewable energy sources.

類義語： use, make use of, harness

よく使う表現： exploit resources, exploit an opportunity, exploit the potential

偉業、功績

勇気や大きな努力を要する、見事な行動や成果。

やさしい英語で： A brave, difficult, or impressive action or achievement.

• Her daring exploit made the news.
• The book describes his wartime exploits.
• Their mountain rescue was a remarkable exploit.

類義語： feat, achievement, deed

よく使う表現： daring exploit, heroic exploit, military exploit

エクスプロイト

ソフトの弱点を利用し、不正にアクセスしたり害を与えたりする手段やプログラム。

やさしい英語で： A program or method that uses a software weakness to gain access or cause harm.

• The exploit targeted an old browser.
• A security update blocked the exploit.
• Researchers found several exploits affecting the same software.

よく使う表現： security exploit, browser exploit, exploit code