benefit

利点、恩恵

活動や状況、物から得られる良いことや役立つこと。

やさしい英語で： Something good or helpful that you get from an activity, situation, or thing.

• Exercise has many benefits.
• One benefit of working here is free lunch.
• What benefits will the new system bring?

使い方： benefit of something/doing something (One benefit of cycling is better health.)

類義語： advantage, gain

反対語： drawback, disadvantage

よく使う表現： health benefit, benefit of something, benefit from something, for someone’s benefit

ため

説明や演技などが、誰のために行われるかを示す。

やさしい英語で： Used to say who something is intended for, especially an explanation or performance.

• She repeated the question for my benefit.
• He made that speech for the cameras’ benefit.
• For the newcomers’ benefit, I explained our usual routine.

使い方： for someone’s benefit (For your benefit, I will explain the rules again.)

類義語： sake

よく使う表現： for someone’s benefit, for my benefit, for their benefit

恩恵を受ける、役に立つ

何かから良い結果を得ること、または誰かに役立つこと。

やさしい英語で： To get something good from something, or help someone by giving them something good.

• This change will benefit everyone.
• She benefited from extra lessons.
• Will local families benefit from the new park?

使い方： benefit from something (Students benefit from regular practice.)

類義語： help, profit

よく使う表現： benefit from something, benefit someone, benefit greatly