disposition

気質、性格

その人が普段どのように感じ、行動するかを特徴づける性質。

やさしい英語で： The way someone usually feels and behaves.

• Our dog has a gentle disposition.
• Her cheerful disposition helped everyone relax.
• Do the twins have similar dispositions?

類義語： temperament, nature

よく使う表現： cheerful disposition, gentle disposition, sunny disposition

傾向、意向

ある決まった行動をしやすい性質、またはそうしたいという気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A tendency or wish to behave in a particular way.

• He showed a disposition to help.
• I have no disposition to argue today.
• Her disposition toward caution shaped the decision.

使い方： disposition to do something (She showed a disposition to trust strangers.); disposition toward something (He has a disposition toward optimism.)

類義語： inclination, tendency

よく使う表現： disposition to do something, disposition toward something

配置

物がどのように置かれ、並べられているか。

やさしい英語で： The way things are placed or arranged.

• The plan shows the disposition of the rooms.
• We changed the disposition of the furniture.
• The general studied the disposition of enemy troops.

類義語： arrangement, placement

よく使う表現： disposition of something, disposition of troops

譲渡、処分

財産やお金を贈与、売却などによって他人に移す法律上の行為。

やさしい英語で： The legal act of giving, selling, or otherwise passing property or money to someone.

• A lawyer arranged the disposition of the property.
• The will specifies the disposition of her assets.
• These rules apply to every disposition of land.

類義語： transfer, conveyance

よく使う表現： disposition of property, disposition of assets

処分権、裁量権

物をどう使うか、どう扱うかを決める権限。

やさしい英語で： The power to decide how something is used or dealt with.

• The funds are at your disposition.
• She has full disposition of these resources.
• The agreement gives him disposition of the remaining money.

使い方： at someone’s disposition (The remaining funds are at your disposition.)

類義語： control, command

よく使う表現： at someone’s disposition, disposition of funds