extent

程度

物事がどれほど当てはまるか、起こるか、影響するかという度合い。

やさしい英語で： How much something is true, happens, or affects something else.

• I agree to some extent.
• The weather influenced our plans to a certain extent.
• To what extent does money affect happiness?

使い方： to a certain/some extent (To some extent, success depends on luck.); to what extent… (To what extent can we trust these figures?)

類義語： degree

よく使う表現： to some extent, to an extent, to what extent

範囲、規模

物事の大きさや広がり、影響が及ぶ範囲。

やさしい英語で： How large something is, how far it reaches, or how much it affects.

• We measured the extent of the damage.
• The map shows the full extent of the forest.
• Nobody knew the extent of her influence.

使い方： the extent of something (The survey revealed the extent of the problem.)

類義語： size, range, scale

よく使う表現： the full extent, extent of something, geographical extent