usage

使用、使用量

何かの使い方、または使う量。

やさしい英語で： The way something is used, or how much it is used.

• Our water usage has fallen.
• The app tracks daily phone usage.
• Check the instructions for safe usage of this tool.

類義語： use, consumption

よく使う表現： water usage, data usage, monitor usage

語法、言語使用

ある言語で、人々が普通に単語や表現を使う方法。

やさしい英語で： The way people generally use words and expressions in a language.

• Modern usage has changed the word's meaning.
• The dictionary records common English usage.
• In everyday usage, the two expressions mean much the same thing.

類義語： language use

よく使う表現： common usage, modern usage, english usage

言葉遣い、語法

ある人が話したり書いたりするときの、言葉の選び方や使い方。

やさしい英語で： The way a particular person chooses and uses words when speaking or writing.

• Her usage is careful and precise.
• The editor questioned his usage of that expression.
• This speaker's unusual usage makes the speech hard to follow.

類義語： wording, diction

よく使う表現： careful usage, formal usage, someone's usage

慣習、慣行

ある集団が長い間に受け入れてきた習慣や物事の進め方。

やさしい英語で： A habit or way of doing things that a group has accepted over time.

• Local usage requires guests to bring a gift.
• The ceremony follows an ancient usage.
• These social usages differ from those of neighboring villages.

類義語： custom, practice, tradition

よく使う表現： local usage, established usage, ancient usage