speak for

代弁する、代表して話す

他の人や集団に代わって、その考えや希望を述べること。

やさしい英語で： To express another person's or group's thoughts or wishes for them.

• I speak for the whole team.
• She spoke for the workers at the meeting.
• Who gave you permission to speak for me?

使い方： speak for someone (I can't speak for my colleagues, but I support the plan.)

類義語： represent, speak on behalf of

よく使う表現： speak for someone, speak for everyone, speak for yourself

一定時間話す

一定の時間、話すこと。

やさしい英語で： To talk for a particular length of time.

• He spoke for an hour.
• Can you speak for five minutes about your job?
• They had been speaking for ages when we arrived.

使い方： speak for a period of time (She spoke for ten minutes before answering questions.)

類義語： talk for

よく使う表現： speak for hours, speak for minutes

それ自体で価値を示す、自らを物語る

説明しなくても、そのものの価値や良さがはっきり伝わること。

やさしい英語で： To show its own value or quality clearly, without needing an explanation.

• The results speak for themselves.
• His excellent safety record speaks for itself.
• We need no sales pitch; our products speak for themselves.

使い方： speak for itself/themselves (The quality of her work speaks for itself.)

類義語： demonstrate own worth

よく使う表現： speak for itself, speak for themselves

予約する、確保する

欲しいと伝えて、自分のために取っておいてもらうこと。

やさしい英語で： To say that you want something, so it is kept for you.

• Please speak for a seat early.
• He spoke for the largest room.
• Those tickets have already been spoken for.

使い方： speak for something (She spoke for the last available room.); be spoken for (All the seats are already spoken for.)

類義語： reserve, claim, book

よく使う表現： speak for something, speak for seats