appropriate

自分のものにする、横取りする

他人のものを、自分のもののように取ったり使ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To take or use something belonging to someone else as if it belongs to you.

• He appropriated money from the club.
• The company appropriated the artist’s design.
• You cannot appropriate someone else’s work and claim it as yours.

使い方： appropriate something (The firm appropriated her design without permission.)

類義語： take, seize, usurp

よく使う表現： appropriate someone’s ideas, appropriate public funds, appropriate someone’s property, appropriate the credit

充てる、割り当てる

特定の人や目的のために、お金などを正式に確保する。

やさしい英語で： To officially set aside money or something else for a particular person or purpose.

• They appropriated money for repairs.
• The government has appropriated funds for new schools.
• Part of the land was appropriated for a park.

使い方： appropriate something for something (The council appropriated funds for a new library.); appropriate something to something (A section of the land was appropriated to public use.)

類義語： allocate, assign, earmark

よく使う表現： appropriate funds, appropriate money, appropriate something for something

適切な、ふさわしい

ある目的や人、状況に合っている。

やさしい英語で： Right or suitable for a particular purpose, person, or situation.

• Wear appropriate shoes for walking.
• We chose a more appropriate time for the meeting.
• Is this film appropriate for children?

使い方： appropriate for someone/something (This book is appropriate for young children.); appropriate to something (Choose language appropriate to your audience.); appropriate to do something (It is appropriate to ask questions at the end.)

類義語： suitable, proper, fitting

反対語： inappropriate, unsuitable

よく使う表現： appropriate for someone, appropriate action, appropriate time, appropriate response

ふさわしい、礼儀にかなった

その場の社会的な決まりに合い、礼儀正しいとされる。

やさしい英語で： Acceptable and polite according to the rules of a social situation.

• Please use appropriate language.
• That joke was not appropriate at a funeral.
• She chose an outfit appropriate for the ceremony.

使い方： appropriate for something (Such jokes are not appropriate for a formal dinner.); appropriate to do something (Is it appropriate to bring a guest?)

類義語： proper, acceptable, respectful

反対語： inappropriate, improper

よく使う表現： appropriate behaviour, appropriate language, socially appropriate