comprise

から成る

特定の人や物をすべての構成要素として成り立つ。

やさしい英語で： To have particular people or things as all of your parts.

• The team comprises five people.
• The book comprised twelve short chapters.
• How many rooms does the apartment comprise?

使い方： comprise something (The course comprises six lessons.)

類義語： consist of, contain

よく使う表現： comprise three parts, comprise ten members, comprise several sections, comprise four chapters

構成する、占める

人や物が集まって、一つの全体を作る。

やさしい英語で： To be the people or things that together form a whole.

• Six chapters comprise the book.
• Women comprised half the audience.
• These smaller islands comprise most of the country’s territory.

使い方： comprise something (Eight volunteers comprise the rescue team.)

類義語： make up, constitute, compose

よく使う表現： comprise the team, comprise the majority, comprise the whole, comprise the population

含む

より大きな全体の一部として、あるものを含んでいる。

やさしい英語で： To include something as a part of a larger whole.

• The reserve comprises a lake.
• The collection comprises several rare maps among its treasures.
• The report comprises a section on transport alongside other topics.

使い方： comprise something (The protected area comprises a small island.)

類義語： include, contain

反対語： exclude

よく使う表現： comprise several areas, comprise an island