oriented

志向の、重視の

特定の目的、関心、人々の集団を中心に考えている。

やさしい英語で： Having a particular aim, interest, or group of people as the main focus.

• Our team is customer oriented.
• Her approach is oriented toward practical results.
• The course is career oriented.

使い方： oriented toward something (The programme is oriented toward young adults.); oriented to something (Our work is oriented to the needs of local families.)

類義語： focused, directed

よく使う表現： oriented toward something, results oriented, customer oriented

向けられた

特定の方向を向くように配置された。

やさしい英語で： Positioned so that it faces or points in a particular direction.

• The panels are oriented south.
• Keep the arrow oriented toward the exit.
• The building is oriented to catch morning sunlight.

使い方： oriented toward something (The windows are oriented toward the garden.)

類義語： positioned, aligned

よく使う表現： oriented toward something, oriented north, vertically oriented

慣れた、説明を受けた

説明を受けて、場所や事柄を理解し慣れている。

やさしい英語で： Familiar with a place or subject after receiving information about it.

• The new staff are fully oriented.
• After the tour, I felt oriented to the campus.
• Newly oriented students found their classrooms easily.

使い方： oriented to something (The trainees are now oriented to the workplace.)

類義語： familiar, informed

よく使う表現： newly oriented staff, fully oriented, oriented to something

向き付けられた

時計回りと反時計回りなどを区別する数学的な向きが定められた。

やさしい英語で： Having a mathematical rule that distinguishes opposite directions, such as clockwise and anticlockwise.

• The diagram shows an oriented curve.
• We studied an oriented surface in class.
• Each oriented manifold has a chosen orientation.

よく使う表現： oriented surface, oriented manifold, oriented curve