ownership

所有、所有権

ある物が自分のものとして属していること。

やさしい英語で： The state of having something that belongs to you.

• Car ownership can be expensive.
• The house is in shared ownership.
• They transferred ownership of the land to their daughter.

使い方： ownership of something (She has proof of ownership of the car.)

類義語： possession, proprietorship

よく使う表現： home ownership, private ownership, shared ownership, ownership of something

責任、当事者意識

自分が関わることの判断を引き受け、きちんと実行されるようにする責任。

やさしい英語で： Responsibility for making decisions about something and making sure it is done well.

• Take ownership of your mistakes.
• She showed real ownership of the project.
• Giving staff ownership of decisions improved their work.

使い方： take ownership of something (Each team member should take ownership of one task.)

類義語： responsibility, control

よく使う表現： take ownership, project ownership, ownership of something