influence

影響力、発言力

人の考えや行動、物事の進み方を変える力。

やさしい英語で： The power to change what people think or do, or how something develops.

• She has a lot of influence.
• His political influence grew after the election.
• Parents have considerable influence over their children's choices.

使い方： have influence over someone/something (She has considerable influence over the committee.); under the influence of someone/something (He changed his plans under the influence of his friends.)

類義語： power, sway, clout

よく使う表現： political influence, have influence, influence over someone, under someone's influence

影響を与える存在、感化するもの

人の考え方、行動、成長に変化をもたらす人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that changes how someone thinks, behaves, or develops.

• Her brother is a bad influence.
• Jazz was a major influence on his music.
• Who were the strongest influences on your writing?

使い方： an influence on someone/something (Her teacher was a positive influence on her.)

よく使う表現： a good influence, a bad influence, major influence, influence on someone

影響、感化

人や物によって、他の人の考え、行動、成長に生じる変化。

やさしい英語で： The effect that someone or something has in changing another person's thoughts, actions, or development.

• The book's influence lasted for years.
• They tried to exercise influence over the judges.
• We studied the influence of sleep on memory.

使い方： exert influence on someone/something (Advertising exerts influence on our choices.)

類義語： effect, impact

よく使う表現： exert influence, exercise influence, influence on something, direct influence

影響を与える、感化する

考えや感情などを変えて、人の行動や出来事に影響を与える。

やさしい英語で： To affect what someone does or what happens, often by changing ideas or feelings.

• His friends influence his choices.
• The film influenced her to study medicine.
• Did the weather influence your decision to stay?

使い方： influence someone to do something (Her advice influenced me to apply for the job.)

類義語： affect, sway, persuade

よく使う表現： influence someone, influence a decision, influence someone's behaviour, influence events