impact

影響、効果

ある物事が引き起こす変化や、他に及ぼす働き。

やさしい英語で： The change or influence that something causes.

• The change had little impact.
• We studied the impact of noise on sleep.
• How will the new rules affect the environmental impact of farming?

使い方： impact on someone/something (The new road had an impact on local wildlife.); impact of something (We studied the impact of higher food prices.)

類義語： effect, influence

よく使う表現： impact on something, have an impact, environmental impact, significant impact

衝突

物が別の物にぶつかること。

やさしい英語で： The event of one object hitting another.

• The window broke on impact.
• The camera recorded the moment of impact.
• Several impacts damaged the front of the vehicle.

類義語： collision, hit

よく使う表現： on impact, moment of impact, direct impact

衝撃

物が別の物にぶつかったときに生じる力。

やさしい英語で： The force produced when one object hits another.

• The helmet absorbed the impact.
• The force of the impact threw him backward.
• Soft padding reduced the impact on her knees.

類義語： shock, force

よく使う表現： absorb the impact, force of impact, cushion the impact

影響する、影響を与える

人や物事に変化を起こすこと。

やさしい英語で： To cause a change in someone or something.

• The weather impacts our plans.
• Higher fuel prices have impacted on delivery costs.
• How will these changes impact your family?

使い方： impact someone/something (Higher rents impact small businesses.); impact on someone/something (The cuts will impact on local services.)

類義語： affect, influence

よく使う表現： impact on something, impact someone directly, impact the environment

影響する、影響を与える

人や物事に大きな影響を与えること。

やさしい英語で： To have a strong effect on someone or something.

• The weather impacts our work.
• These changes have impacted local families.
• How will the new rules impact your business?

使い方： impact someone/something (The delay impacted our plans.); impact on someone/something (Rising prices impact on small businesses.)

類義語： affect, influence

よく使う表現： impact someone's life, impact the economy, directly impact something

衝突する、ぶつかる

何かに強い力でぶつかること。

やさしい英語で： To hit something with force.

• The stone impacted the wall.
• Several small objects impacted the surface during the test.
• The vehicle impacted the barrier at high speed.

使い方： impact on something (The rock impacted on the roof.)

類義語： hit, strike, collide with

よく使う表現： impact the ground, impact a surface

押し固める、圧縮する

材料を強く押して固めたり、隙間にしっかり詰めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To press material tightly together or firmly into a space.

• The machine impacts the soil.
• Workers impacted the loose material into the gap.
• Repeated pressure had impacted the particles into a solid mass.

類義語： compact, compress, pack

よく使う表現： impact the soil, impact the material