modify

変更する、修正する

よりよくしたり別の用途に合わせたりするために、物事を少し変える。

やさしい英語で： Change something, often slightly, to improve it or make it suitable for a different use.

• We need to modify the plan.
• She modified the recipe to use less sugar.
• Can this vehicle be modified for wheelchair users?

使い方： modify something to do something (They modified the software to run on older computers.); modify something for someone/something (We modified the equipment for younger children.)

類義語： change, adjust, adapt, alter

よく使う表現： modify something, modify a design, modify a plan

修飾する

文の中で、別の語や語句について詳しい情報を加える。

やさしい英語で： Give extra information about another word or group of words in a sentence.

• Adjectives often modify nouns.
• Here, the adverb modifies the verb.
• Which word does this phrase modify?

類義語： qualify

よく使う表現： modify a noun, modify a verb

変化する

原因を示さずに、形や性質が変わることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Change in form or character, without saying who or what causes the change.

• These structures modify under pressure.
• The tissue modifies as the plant grows.
• Its shape modified gradually as conditions changed.

類義語： change, alter

よく使う表現： modify gradually, modify over time