paraphrase

言い換え

話や文章の意味を変えず、別の言葉で表したもの。

やさしい英語で： A version of something said or written that uses different words but keeps the same meaning.

• This is a paraphrase of her answer.
• His paraphrase made the passage easier to understand.
• Compare your paraphrases with the original text.

使い方： paraphrase of something (She wrote a paraphrase of the final paragraph.)

類義語： restatement, rewording

よく使う表現： paraphrase of something, brief paraphrase, accurate paraphrase

言い換える

人の話や文章を、意味を変えずに別の言葉で表す。

やさしい英語で： To express what someone said or wrote in different words, keeping the same meaning.

• Can you paraphrase this sentence?
• She paraphrased his answer in simpler words.
• I am paraphrasing, but that was his main point.

類義語： reword, restate

よく使う表現： paraphrase something, paraphrase a passage, paraphrase someone, paraphrase a statement