address

住所

人の住まいや建物の場所を、町名や番地などで示したもの。

やさしい英語で： The place where someone lives or a building stands, identified by details such as its street and number.

• What is your address?
• I went to the wrong address.
• She gave us her new address after moving.

よく使う表現： home address, new address, address book, postal address

話し方、言葉遣い

他人に話したり書いたりするときの言葉の使い方。

やさしい英語で： The way someone speaks or writes to other people.

• Her address was polite and calm.
• His gracious address won the trust of his guests.
• The ambassador was admired for his elegant address.

類義語： manner, style

よく使う表現： polite address, pleasing address, manner of address

演説する、話しかける

公の場や公式の場などで、集まった人々に向けて話す。

やさしい英語で： To speak to a group of people, usually in a public or official setting.

• She will address the students.
• The president addressed the nation last night.
• He was invited to address an international conference.

類義語： speak to

よく使う表現： address a crowd, address the nation, address a meeting

呼ぶ

相手に話すとき、特定の名前や肩書で呼ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To use a particular name or title when speaking to someone.

• Please address me as Anna.
• The students addressed their teacher as Mr. Green.
• How should I address the judge?

使い方： address someone as something (Please address her as Doctor Lee.)

類義語： call

よく使う表現： address someone as, address someone formally

宛名を書く

手紙や荷物が届くように、相手の名前と住所を書く。

やさしい英語で： To write someone’s name and location on a letter or package so it reaches them.

• Please address this envelope.
• She addressed the parcel to her brother.
• The letter was addressed to the manager.

使い方： address something to someone (I addressed the letter to my aunt.)

よく使う表現： address an envelope, address a letter, address to someone

向ける、述べる

特定の人や集団に向けて、言葉や質問、依頼を伝える。

やさしい英語で： To direct words, questions, or a request to a particular person or group.

• He addressed his question to me.
• Her final remarks were addressed to the younger listeners.
• Please address all requests to the committee.

使い方： address something to someone (She addressed her question to the director.)

類義語： direct

よく使う表現： address remarks to, address questions to, address something to someone

委託する、託す

商売上の代理人に、商品や船の管理を任せる。

やさしい英語で： To put goods or a ship in another person’s care as your business representative.

• They addressed the cargo to a merchant.
• The vessel was addressed to an agent in Lisbon.
• He addressed the goods to a trusted trading partner.

使い方： address something to someone (The owners addressed the ship to a merchant in the port.)

類義語： consign, entrust

よく使う表現： address a ship, address goods to, address to someone