priority

優先事項、優先

ほかのことより重要で、先に取り組むべきこと。

やさしい英語で： Something that matters more than other things and should receive attention first.

• Your safety is our top priority.
• Finding a job became her main priority.
• The school gave a high priority to reading.

類義語： main concern

よく使う表現： top priority, high priority, make something a priority, set a priority

優先権、通行優先権

特に交通で、ほかの人より先に通ったり扱われたりする権利。

やさしい英語で： The right to move or be dealt with before others, especially in traffic.

• Buses have priority at this junction.
• Give priority to pedestrians at the crossing.
• Which vehicle has priority here?

使い方： have priority over someone/something (Traffic on the main road has priority over turning vehicles.); give priority to someone/something (Drivers must give priority to pedestrians here.)

類義語： right of way, precedence

よく使う表現： give someone priority, priority over someone, have priority

先行、優先権

時間や順序で、ほかのものより先になることやその権利。

やさしい英語で： The fact or right of coming before something else in time or order.

• Her claim has priority over his.
• The researchers argued about priority in the discovery.
• The law gives these debts priority of payment.

使い方： priority over something (These debts have priority over other payments.)

類義語： precedence

よく使う表現： priority over something, claim priority, priority of payment