inform

知らせる、伝える

物事についての情報や知らせを人に伝える。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone facts or news about something.

• Please inform your teacher.
• They informed us of the delay.
• Did anyone inform you that the meeting was cancelled?

使い方： inform someone of/about something (Please inform us of any changes.); inform someone that… (She informed me that the office was closed.)

類義語： tell, notify

よく使う表現： inform someone, inform the public, inform someone promptly

判断の材料になる、影響を与える

意見を持ったり決断したりするための知識を与える。

やさしい英語で： To provide knowledge that helps someone form an opinion or make a decision.

• Research will inform our decision.
• Her experience informed her views on education.
• The findings should inform future policy.

類義語： guide, influence

よく使う表現： inform a decision, inform policy, inform someone’s opinion

特徴づける、影響を与える

全体に影響を及ぼし、特定の性質や特徴を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give something a particular quality or character by influencing it throughout.

• Humor informs all her writing.
• His faith informed every painting he made.
• A love of nature informs the whole collection.

類義語： shape, influence, pervade

よく使う表現： inform someone’s work, inform everything, inform someone’s writing

導く、指針となる

人の行動や物事の進め方の指針となる。

やさしい英語で： To act as a guide for how someone behaves or how something is done.

• These principles inform our daily practice.
• A strict code informs the profession’s conduct.
• Respect for patients should inform every action.

類義語： guide, direct

よく使う表現： inform professional practice, inform someone’s conduct, inform someone’s actions