come from

出身である

ある場所で生まれたことや、もともとその土地や国の出身であること。

やさしい英語で： To have a particular place as your birthplace, original home, or country.

• I come from Spain.
• Her family comes from a small village.
• Where do your grandparents come from?

使い方： come from somewhere (My parents come from Poland.)

類義語： be from, originate from

よく使う表現： come from somewhere, come from england, come from abroad

由来する、生じる

あるものが、特定の源や原因から生まれること。

やさしい英語で： To have something as your source or cause.

• Cheese comes from milk.
• The idea came from a conversation with my brother.
• Does all your electricity come from wind?

使い方： come from something (This money comes from donations.)

類義語： originate from, derive from

よく使う表現： come from something, come from plants, come from taxes

立脚する、基づく

意見や主張を、ある考えや経験、ものの見方に基づけること。

やさしい英語で： To base your opinion or argument on a particular idea, experience, or way of seeing things.

• I understand where you are coming from.
• His argument comes from a belief in equal opportunities.
• She is coming from a very different perspective.

使い方： come from a particular perspective (She comes from a practical perspective when discussing education.); where someone is coming from (I understand where you are coming from, but I disagree.)

類義語： start from, argue from

よく使う表現： come from experience, come from somewhere