adapt

適応する、慣れる

新しい状況に対応できるよう、行動ややり方を変える。

やさしい英語で： To change your behavior or ways of doing things so you can manage a new situation.

• Children often adapt quickly.
• We adapted to life in a smaller town.
• How do animals adapt to extreme cold?

使い方： adapt to something (It took time to adapt to the new climate.); adapt to doing something (She adapted to working at night.)

類義語： adjust, acclimatize

よく使う表現： adapt to change, adapt to something, adapt quickly, adapt to life

改造する、調整する

新しい目的や必要、状況に合うように物を変える。

やさしい英語で： To change something so it suits a new purpose, need, or situation.

• We adapted the room for meetings.
• She adapted the recipe to suit her diet.
• Can this equipment be adapted for children?

使い方： adapt something for something (We adapted the room for wheelchair users.); adapt something to something (The teacher adapted the lesson to the children's needs.)

類義語： modify, adjust, alter

よく使う表現： adapt something for use, adapt the design, adapt to someone's needs, adapt a building

脚色する、翻案する

本や劇などの作品を、映画など別の表現形式に作り変える。

やさしい英語で： To change a book, play, or other work so it can become a film or another kind of entertainment.

• They adapted the book for television.
• The director is adapting a short story into a film.
• Has this novel ever been adapted for the stage?

使い方： adapt something for something (They adapted the novel for television.); adapt something into something (She adapted the story into a musical.)

類義語： rework

よく使う表現： adapt a novel, adapt for television, adapt for the stage, adapt into a film