fundamental

重要な、不可欠な

それがなければ物事がうまく機能せず、理解もできないほど重要な。

やさしい英語で： So important that something cannot work properly or be understood without it.

• We face a fundamental problem.
• Clean water is a fundamental human need.
• There is a fundamental difference between their views.

使い方： fundamental to something (Trust is fundamental to a healthy relationship.)

類義語： essential, vital, crucial

反対語： unimportant

よく使う表現： fundamental importance, fundamental right, fundamental difference

基本的な、基礎的な

物事の基本的な仕組みや出発点をなす。

やさしい英語で： Forming the basic structure or starting point of something.

• We studied the fundamental laws of motion.
• The course introduces fundamental concepts in design.
• Their theory rests on three fundamental principles.

使い方： fundamental to something (These concepts are fundamental to modern physics.)

類義語： basic, foundational

よく使う表現： fundamental principle, fundamental concept, fundamental structure

基本、基礎

何かを理解したり行ったりするために必要な、基本的な考えや技能の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the basic ideas or skills you need to understand or do something.

• Start by learning the fundamentals.
• Good balance is a fundamental of dance.
• The course covers the fundamentals of computer programming.

使い方： fundamentals of something (We learned the fundamentals of photography.)

類義語： basic, principle

よく使う表現： a fundamental, a key fundamental, every fundamental