cultivate

育む、養う

人間関係や能力、関心、人前での印象を、時間をかけて意識的に育てる。

やさしい英語で： To deliberately develop a relationship, ability, interest, or public image over time.

• She tries to cultivate good habits.
• He cultivated friendships with several local artists.
• The company has carefully cultivated an image of reliability.

類義語： develop, build, nurture

よく使う表現： cultivate relationships, cultivate a skill, cultivate an image, cultivate curiosity

栽培する

特に食料を得るために、植物を育てて世話をする。

やさしい英語で： To grow plants and care for them, especially to produce food.

• They cultivate rice here.
• Farmers have cultivated these grapes for centuries.
• Which vegetables can we cultivate in this climate?

類義語： grow, raise

よく使う表現： cultivate rice, cultivate crops, cultivate vegetables

耕す、耕作する

作物を育てるために土地を整え、利用する。

やさしい英語で： To prepare and use land for growing crops.

• They cultivate the land beside the river.
• The family cultivated a small field behind their house.
• This soil is too rocky to cultivate easily.

類義語： farm, work, till

よく使う表現： cultivate land, cultivate the soil, cultivate a field