margin

余白

ページの文字の周りにある、何も書かれていない部分。

やさしい英語で： The empty space around the writing on a page.

• Leave a wide margin.
• She wrote a note in the margin.
• The printer cut off the right margin.

よく使う表現： page margin, wide margin, in the margin

差、得点差

二つの得点や数量、結果の差。特に勝者と敗者の差。

やさしい英語で： The difference between two scores, amounts, or results, especially between a winner and a loser.

• They won by a narrow margin.
• Her margin of victory surprised everyone.
• The final margin was just two points.

使い方： by a margin of… (They won by a margin of three votes.)

類義語： difference, gap

よく使う表現： winning margin, narrow margin, margin of victory

利幅、利益率

販売価格が製造や仕入れの費用を上回る分、またはその割合。

やさしい英語で： The amount by which a selling price is higher than the cost of making or buying something.

• Our profit margin is small.
• Rising costs have reduced their margins.
• The shop earns a higher margin on drinks.

使い方： margin on something (The margin on each sandwich is small.)

類義語： profit

よく使う表現： profit margin, low margin, margin on something

余裕

問題や追加の必要に備えて、余分に確保しておく時間やお金、場所。

やさしい英語で： Extra time, money, or space allowed in case something goes wrong or needs more.

• Leave a small margin for delays.
• The schedule gives us no margin for error.
• We added a safety margin to the budget.

使い方： margin for something (We left a margin for unexpected costs.)

類義語： allowance, buffer

よく使う表現： safety margin, margin for error, leave a margin

誤差範囲

測定や推定の結果が、実際の値からずれている可能性のある幅。

やさしい英語で： The amount by which a measured or estimated result could differ from the true value.

• The survey has a small margin of error.
• A larger sample reduces the margin of error.
• The reported difference falls within the margin of error.

使い方： margin of error of… (The poll has a margin of error of three percentage points.)

よく使う表現： margin of error, small error margin

周縁

集団や社会の中心から外れ、力や影響力が少ない立場。

やさしい英語で： A position outside the main part of a group or society, with little power or influence.

• They live on the margins of society.
• Her views kept her on the margin of the movement.
• The charity helps people pushed to the margins.

使い方： on the margin of something (He remained on the margin of political life.)

類義語： fringe, edge

反対語： center

よく使う表現： on the margin, margin of society