source

源、供給源

何かが生まれる、または得られる人や場所、物。

やさしい英語で： The person, place, or thing that something comes from or can be obtained from.

• The sun is a source of energy.
• We need a new source of spare parts.
• They traced the information to its original source.

使い方： source of something (Beans are a good source of protein.)

類義語： origin, supply

よく使う表現： source of something, main source, reliable source, source of information

水源、源流

川や小川が始まる場所。

やさしい英語で： The place where a river or stream starts.

• The river’s source is in the mountains.
• We traced the stream back to its source.
• Snow was melting near the source.

使い方： source of something (They walked to the source of the stream.)

類義語： headwaters, spring

反対語： mouth

よく使う表現： source of a river, river source, near the source

調達する

特に仕事で必要な材料、商品、サービスを探して手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To find and get the materials, products, or services you need, especially for a business.

• We source ingredients locally.
• The company sourced parts from three suppliers.
• Where do you source your coffee beans?

使い方： source something from somewhere (We source our vegetables from nearby farms.)

類義語： obtain, procure

よく使う表現： source materials, source locally, source something from