consumption

摂取、消費

何かを食べたり飲んだり使ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of eating, drinking, or using something.

• The water is safe for human consumption.
• The doctor advised him to limit alcohol consumption.
• The consumption of raw eggs carries some risk.

使い方： consumption of something (Regular consumption of vegetables can improve your diet.); for consumption (These berries are not safe for human consumption.)

類義語： use, intake

よく使う表現： human consumption, alcohol consumption, consumption of something

消費量

人や機械が使う物の量。

やさしい英語で： The amount of something that people or machines use.

• This car has low fuel consumption.
• Our electricity consumption rose during winter.
• The new machines reduced the factory’s annual energy consumption.

使い方： consumption of something (The factory’s consumption of water fell last year.)

類義語： usage

よく使う表現： fuel consumption, energy consumption, water consumption

消費、焼尽

使い切ったり、焼き尽くすなどして完全になくしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The process of using something up or destroying it completely.

• The fire’s consumption of the wood was rapid.
• Complete consumption of the fuel left only ash.
• The engine’s consumption of oxygen continued throughout the test.

使い方： consumption of something (The fire caused the complete consumption of the wooden structure.)

類義語： use, destruction

よく使う表現： consumption of something, complete consumption, rapid consumption