footprint

足跡

足や靴が地面などの表面に残した跡。

やさしい英語で： A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface.

• I saw a footprint in the sand.
• Their muddy footprints covered the floor.
• Who left these footprints beside the window?

類義語： footmark, track

よく使う表現： leave a footprint, bare footprint, footprint in sand

設置面積

機械や装置を置くために必要な広さ。

やさしい英語で： The amount of space that a machine or other piece of equipment needs.

• This printer has a small footprint.
• We need a machine with a smaller footprint.
• The computer’s footprint leaves room for a lamp.

よく使う表現： small footprint, compact footprint, desktop footprint

建築面積

建物などの構造物が地面を覆っている部分の広さ。

やさしい英語で： The area of ground covered by a building or other structure.

• The building’s footprint is quite small.
• The extension doubled the house’s footprint.
• This plan shows the footprint of each structure.

よく使う表現： building footprint, house footprint, footprint of something

足跡、影響

重要な人物が、仕事や生活のある分野に残した長く続く影響。

やさしい英語で： The lasting effect someone important has on an area of work or life.

• Her footprint on modern dance is clear.
• The director left a lasting footprint on cinema.
• His work created a distinctive footprint in medical research.

使い方： footprint on something (The writer left a deep footprint on national literature.)

類義語： impact, influence, legacy

よく使う表現： leave a footprint, lasting footprint, footprint on something