ballpark

おおよその、概算の

正確ではないが、ほぼ正しい。

やさしい英語で： Roughly correct, without being exact.

• Give me a ballpark figure.
• Our ballpark estimate was about five hundred pounds.
• These ballpark costs may change when we receive the final quotes.

類義語： approximate, rough, estimated

反対語： exact, precise

よく使う表現： ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark cost

野球場

野球をするためのグラウンドや球場。

やさしい英語で： A field or stadium where baseball is played.

• The ballpark was full.
• We bought tickets for the new ballpark.
• Fans cheered as the team entered the ballpark.

類義語： baseball stadium, baseball field

よく使う表現： crowded ballpark, local ballpark, at the ballpark

おおよその範囲、概算

ほぼ正しいと考えられる数値や可能性の範囲。

やさしい英語で： A range of numbers or possibilities that is roughly correct.

• Your estimate is in the ballpark.
• Their prices are in the same ballpark as ours.
• We need a figure somewhere in the right ballpark.

使い方： in the ballpark of something (The cost is in the ballpark of ten thousand dollars.)

類義語： approximate range

よく使う表現： in the ballpark, same ballpark, right ballpark

概算する、ざっと見積もる

数や量、特に費用を大まかに見積もる。

やさしい英語で： To make a rough guess about a number or amount, especially a cost.

• Can you ballpark the cost?
• She ballparked the total at three hundred dollars.
• We need to ballpark our expenses before planning the trip.

使い方： ballpark something at an amount (We ballparked the repairs at two thousand dollars.)

類義語： estimate, roughly calculate

よく使う表現： ballpark the cost, ballpark a figure, ballpark something