differ

異なる、違う

一つ以上の点で、他の人や物と同じではない。

やさしい英語で： To be unlike another person or thing in one or more ways.

• The two bags differ in color.
• Prices differed greatly between the shops.
• How does your plan differ from mine?

使い方： differ from someone/something (This recipe differs from the one my mother uses.); differ in something (The two houses differ in size.)

類義語： vary, be different

反対語： match

よく使う表現： differ from something, differ in size, differ widely

意見が異なる、意見を異にする

他の人と違う意見を持つ。

やさしい英語で： To have an opinion that is not the same as someone else's.

• We differ on this issue.
• Her parents differed about where she should study.
• I respect your view, but I beg to differ.

使い方： differ with someone on/about something (I differ with you on the best way forward.); differ over something (The two leaders differed over the proposed changes.)

類義語： disagree

反対語： agree

よく使う表現： differ with someone, differ on something, beg to differ, differ from someone

差がある

ある量が別の量より、一定の量だけ多い、または少ない。

やさしい英語で： To be greater or smaller than another amount by a particular amount.

• The numbers differ by six.
• Their ages differed by just two years.
• These temperatures differ by five degrees.

使い方： differ by an amount (The two estimates differ by fifty dollars.)

反対語： equal

よく使う表現： differ by something, differ by ten, differ by half