plan

計画、予定

目標を達成するために何をするか考えたり決めたりした内容。

やさしい英語で： An idea or set of decisions about what you will do to reach a goal.

• We need a plan.
• Our holiday plans changed yesterday.
• What is your plan for tomorrow?

使い方： a plan for something (We need a plan for the weekend.); a plan to do something (She has a plan to save money.)

類義語： scheme, strategy

よく使う表現： make a plan, plan for something, plan to do

計画

何かを達成するために行うと決めた一連のこと。

やさしい英語で： A set of things you decide to do to achieve something.

• What is your plan?
• We changed our plans because of the rain.
• Their plan is to save enough money for a house.

使い方： plan for something (We need a plan for the weekend.); plan to do something (Her plan to open a cafe needs more funding.)

類義語： strategy, scheme

よく使う表現： make a plan, plan for something, business plan

図面、設計図

建物や場所、機械の配置や作り方を示す図。

やさしい英語で： A drawing that shows how a building, place, or machine is arranged or will be made.

• The architect showed us the plan.
• These plans include a new bridge.
• Check the measurements on the plan before building.

類義語： drawing, blueprint

よく使う表現： building plan, draw a plan, detailed plan

平面図、間取り図

建物や階を上から見た形で、部屋や壁の配置を示す図。

やさしい英語で： A drawing showing a building or floor from above, including its rooms and walls.

• The plan shows three bedrooms.
• We compared the floor plans of both apartments.
• Seen in plan, the house forms a square.

類義語： floor plan

よく使う表現： floor plan, in plan, plan view

計画する、準備する

何をどう行うか、あらかじめ決めておく。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you decide in advance what to do and how to do it.

• Let us plan our trip.
• She planned the meeting carefully.
• Do you always plan ahead?

使い方： plan something for something (We planned the party for Saturday.)

類義語： arrange, organize

よく使う表現： plan a trip, plan ahead, plan something carefully

つもりである、予定する

これから何かをしようと考えている。

やさしい英語で： To intend to do something in the future.

• I plan to go tomorrow.
• She had planned to retire this year.
• Are you planning on staying here?

使い方： plan to do something (I plan to visit my aunt tomorrow.); plan on doing something (We plan on staying for a week.)

類義語： intend, mean

よく使う表現： plan to leave, plan on something, plan to stay

設計する

建物や機械をどのように作り、配置するか決める。

やさしい英語で： To decide how a building or machine should be made or arranged.

• An architect will plan the house.
• They planned a garden with wide paths.
• The engineer planned the machine to use less energy.

類義語： design

よく使う表現： plan a building, plan a garden, plan the layout