make of

解釈する、どう思う

人や物事をある意味に受け取ったり、それについて意見を持ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To have an opinion about someone or something, or understand them in a particular way.

• What do you make of this?
• I could not make much of his explanation.
• She did not know what to make of the unexpected gift.

使い方： what do you make of someone/something? (What do you make of his sudden silence?); make something of something (I could make nothing of the instructions.)

類義語： interpret, think of

よく使う表現： make of something, make of someone

にする、に変える

人や物を、別の種類の人や物に変える。

やさしい英語で： To turn someone or something into a different kind of person or thing.

• Training made a runner of me.
• Hardship made strong people of the young survivors.
• Could a good teacher make an artist of him?

使い方： make a/an + noun + of someone/something (Years of practice made a fine musician of her.)

類義語： make into, turn into

よく使う表現： make something of someone, make something of something