recommend

勧める、推薦する

何かがよいと伝え、それを選んだり行ったりするよう勧める。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone that something is good or that they should choose or do it.

• Can you recommend a hotel?
• She recommended taking the bus.
• My teacher recommended this book to me.

使い方： recommend something to someone (I recommended this book to my sister.); recommend doing something (The doctor recommended resting for a few days.); recommend that… (I recommend that you book early.)

類義語： suggest, endorse

よく使う表現： recommend something, recommend to someone, highly recommend something, recommend someone

魅力的にする、推薦に値させる

人や物を魅力的、適切、または選ぶ価値があると思わせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something seem attractive, suitable, or worth choosing.

• The plan has much to recommend it.
• His experience recommends him for this role.
• The village’s quiet streets recommend it to older visitors.

使い方： have something to recommend it (The house has its large garden to recommend it.); recommend someone/something to someone (Her patience recommended her to the selection panel.)

類義語： commend

よく使う表現： recommend itself, recommend someone, to recommend it