substantive

内容に関する、実質的な

表し方ではなく、実際に述べていることや意味に関わる。

やさしい英語で： Concerning what something actually says or means, rather than how it is presented.

• She suggested substantive changes.
• The editor made substantive revisions to the argument.
• We discussed substantive questions about the policy.

類義語： content-related

よく使う表現： substantive editing, substantive changes, substantive discussion

本質的な、根本的な

物事の最も大切な部分に関わる。

やさしい英語で： Related to the most important part of something.

• We still need substantive information.
• The report identifies the substantive issues.
• Trust is a substantive element of their agreement.

類義語： essential, fundamental

反対語： peripheral

よく使う表現： substantive information, substantive element, substantive issue

実質的な、確かな

実際の力や重要性、長く続く価値がある。

やさしい英語で： Having real strength, importance, or lasting value.

• We made substantive progress.
• Their claims lack substantive evidence.
• The talks produced no substantive results.

類義語： substantial, solid

反対語： insubstantial

よく使う表現： substantive progress, substantive evidence, substantive achievement

独立した、自立した

ほかのものに頼らず、それだけで存在できる。

やさしい英語で： Able to exist on its own without depending on something else.

• The author describes a substantive entity.
• Does this idea have substantive existence?
• The philosopher treats the mind as substantive.

類義語： independent, self-sufficient

反対語： dependent

よく使う表現： substantive existence, substantive entity, substantive being

意味に関わる本文要素

語句やその位置など、文章の意味を左右する要素。

やさしい英語で： A part of a text, such as a word or its position, that affects its meaning.

• The editor changed a substantive.
• These substantives affect the meaning of the passage.
• The comparison separates substantives from differences in spelling.

よく使う表現： textual substantive, substantive variant, change a substantive