capitalize

大文字にする

文字、単語、文章をA、B、Cなどの大文字で書く。

やさしい英語で： To write a letter, word, or text using large letters such as A, B, and C.

• Capitalize the first letter.
• She capitalized every word in the title.
• Do we capitalize this name?

類義語： uppercase

反対語： lowercase

よく使う表現： capitalize a letter, capitalize proper nouns, capitalize each word

生かす、利益を得る

機会や有利な状況を生かして利益を得る。

やさしい英語で： To gain a benefit from a chance or a helpful situation.

• They had a chance but failed to capitalize.
• The company capitalized on growing demand.
• Can we capitalize on this early success?

使い方： capitalize on something (The team capitalized on a mistake by their opponents.)

類義語： benefit, profit, take advantage

よく使う表現： capitalize on something, capitalize on success, capitalize on mistakes, capitalize on demand

資本を提供する、資金を調達する

事業に必要なお金や資源を提供する、または調達する。

やさしい英語で： To provide or obtain the money and resources a business needs.

• They need money to capitalize the company.
• Private investors capitalized the new venture.
• The bank remains well capitalized despite its recent losses.

類義語： fund, finance

よく使う表現： capitalize a business, capitalize a company, adequately capitalize something