object

物、物体

目で見たり触れたりできる、生き物ではないもの。

やさしい英語で： A thing that you can see or touch and that is not alive.

• There is a small object on the floor.
• Keep sharp objects away from children.
• What was the strange object you found?

類義語： thing, item

よく使う表現： heavy object, sharp object, small object

目的、目標

行動や計画によって実現しようとする結果。

やさしい英語で： The result that an action or plan is meant to achieve.

• The object is to win.
• Our main object was to reduce waste.
• What is the object of this meeting?

使い方： the object of something is to do something (The object of the exercise is to improve your balance.)

類義語： aim, goal, purpose, objective

よく使う表現： the main object, object of something, sole object

目的語

動詞や前置詞に結びつき、多くの場合、動作の対象を表す名詞や句。

やさしい英語で： A noun or phrase linked to a verb or preposition, often naming what an action affects.

• Find the object in this sentence.
• Some verbs need a direct object.
• In 'She opened the door,' 'the door' is the object.

よく使う表現： direct object, indirect object, object of something

対象

ある感情が向けられる人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that a feeling is directed towards.

• He was the object of her affection.
• Their success became an object of envy.
• Why has this building become the object of so much hatred?

使い方： the object of someone’s feeling (The singer became the object of her admiration.)

類義語： target, focus

よく使う表現： object of affection, object of desire, object of ridicule

オブジェクト

定義された型から作られ、通常はデータと処理をまとめて持つプログラムの単位。

やさしい英語で： A unit in a computer program created from a defined type, usually holding data and actions.

• The program creates a new object.
• Each object stores a customer’s details.
• These objects share the same class.

類義語： instance

よく使う表現： create an object, object instance, object properties

反対する、異議を唱える

何かを受け入れない、または支持しないと表明する。

やさしい英語で： To say that you do not accept or support something.

• I object to this plan.
• Nobody objected when we changed the date.
• Would you object to sharing an office?

使い方： object to someone/something (Residents object to the new road.); object to doing something (I object to paying an extra fee.); object that… (She objected that the rules were unfair.)

類義語： protest, oppose

反対語： agree, accept

よく使う表現： object to something, strongly object, object to paying, object in court