transfer

移す、転送する、振り込む

人や物を、ある場所、人、システムから別のものへ移すこと。

やさしい英語で： To move someone or something from one place, person, or system to another.

• Please transfer the money today.
• They transferred him to another hospital.
• Can I transfer these files to your computer?

使い方： transfer something from A to B (I transferred the photos from my phone to my laptop.); transfer to something (She transferred to a school closer to home.)

類義語： move, send

よく使う表現： transfer money, transfer to something, transfer someone to

乗り換える

旅を続けるため、バスや電車などを降りて別の乗り物に乗ること。

やさしい英語で： To leave one bus, train, or other public vehicle and take another to continue your journey.

• We need to transfer here.
• She transferred to a bus at the station.
• Where do I transfer to the airport train?

使い方： transfer to something (Transfer to the red line at Central Station.); transfer at somewhere (We transfer at the next station.)

類義語： change

よく使う表現： transfer to something, transfer at something, transfer between trains

転写する

絵や模様を、ある面から別の面に写すこと。

やさしい英語で： To copy an image or design from one surface onto another.

• Transfer the drawing onto clean paper.
• She transferred the pattern to the stone.
• The heat transfers the image onto the shirt.

使い方： transfer something onto something (Transfer the design onto the fabric with a hot iron.)

類義語： copy, imprint

よく使う表現： transfer a design, transfer an image, transfer onto fabric

移動、移籍、送金

人や物を、ある場所、人、組織から別のものへ移すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of moving someone or something from one place, person, or organization to another.

• I paid by bank transfer.
• Her transfer to another office starts next week.
• The club announced two player transfers yesterday.

使い方： transfer of something to someone/something (The transfer of funds to the charity is complete.)

類義語： movement, relocation

よく使う表現： bank transfer, transfer of something, transfer to something

変換、移行

物や情報を別の形式や媒体に移すこと。

やさしい英語で： The process of putting something into a different form or medium.

• The transfer to digital is complete.
• This film transfer has excellent picture quality.
• We checked the sound after the transfer of the recordings.

使い方： transfer from A to B (The transfer from tape to digital took several days.)

類義語： conversion

よく使う表現： transfer to digital, digital transfer, transfer of recordings

遺伝子移動、遺伝子伝達

遺伝情報を持つ物質が、一つの細胞から別の細胞へ移ること。

やさしい英語で： The movement of material carrying inherited information from one cell to another.

• Gene transfer occurs between some bacteria.
• The researchers measured genetic transfer in the cells.
• Horizontal transfer can spread resistance to antibiotics.

使い方： transfer of something between cells (The transfer of DNA between cells can change their properties.)

よく使う表現： gene transfer, genetic transfer, horizontal transfer