situated

位置する、所在する

ある特定の場所にあること。

やさしい英語で： In a particular place.

• The school is situated near the park.
• Our village is situated beside a river.
• The apartments are conveniently situated for the shops.

使い方： be situated in somewhere (The hotel is situated in a quiet village.); be situated near something (Our office is situated near the station.); be situated on something (The house is situated on a hill.)

類義語： located, positioned

よく使う表現： situated near something, situated in something, conveniently situated

文化に根ざした、文脈に埋め込まれた

特定の文化や社会的環境と結び付き、その影響を受けていること。

やさしい英語で： Shaped by and connected to a particular culture or social setting.

• All knowledge is culturally situated.
• The course examines socially situated learning.
• Their ideas are situated within the community's traditions.

使い方： situated within something (These beliefs are situated within a particular cultural tradition.)

類義語： embedded, rooted, contextualized

よく使う表現： situated knowledge, situated learning, culturally situated

経済状態にある

暮らすためのお金や手段を、ある程度持っている状態。

やさしい英語で： Having a particular amount of money or other means to live on.

• Her family was well situated financially.
• He was poorly situated and could offer little help.
• They were comfortably situated after receiving their inheritance.

類義語： provided for

よく使う表現： well situated, poorly situated, financially situated