install

インストールする、設置する

機器を設置したりソフトを入れたりして、使える状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To put equipment or software in place and prepare it for use.

• I need to install this app.
• They installed new windows last month.
• Have you installed the latest update?

使い方： install something on something (Install the software on your laptop.)

類義語： set up, fit

反対語： remove, uninstall

よく使う表現： install software, install an app, install new equipment

任命する、就任させる

権限のある役職に、誰かを正式に就かせる。

やさしい英語で： To officially give someone a position of authority.

• They installed a new president.
• She was installed as head of the college.
• The ceremony installed him in office.

使い方： install someone as something (They installed her as chair of the committee.); install someone in something (The board installed him in the top position.)

類義語： appoint, inaugurate

反対語： remove

よく使う表現： install someone as president, install a president, install a leader

落ち着く、落ち着かせる

自分や他の人が、ある場所でくつろげるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To settle yourself or someone else in a place, often comfortably.

• She installed herself by the window.
• We installed the guests in the spare room.
• He had installed himself comfortably on the sofa.

使い方： install yourself in/on something (He installed himself in a comfortable chair.)

類義語： settle

よく使う表現： install yourself somewhere, install yourself in, install someone in

インストール

ソフトを機器に入れ、使える状態にする作業。

やさしい英語で： The process of putting software on a device and making it ready to use.

• The install took ten minutes.
• A clean install fixed the problem.
• Did the install finish successfully?

類義語： installation, setup

よく使う表現： fresh install, clean install, complete the install

インストール済みのソフト

特定の機器に入っていて、すでに使えるソフトのコピー。

やさしい英語で： A copy of a software program already set up on a particular device.

• My local install works well.
• Their installs use different settings.
• We backed up the existing install before updating it.

類義語： installation

よく使う表現： local install, existing install, customized install