今日の単語 devise
D 0件のコメントdevise
今日の単語は devise です。device ならなじみがある。親戚かもしれません。まずは辞書をひいてみましょう。
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:
to use knowledge and imagination to think of or plan something:
If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
考案する、立案する、考え出す
やはり device の親戚ですね。例文を見てみましょう。advise と advice の関係と同じです。
He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
言葉を使ったゲームを作るのがうまい。才能が必要ですね。
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.
場合によっては Create で置き換えられそうです。
He devised a new way to treat mental depression.
うつ病治療の新しい方法を考案した。
We devised a scheme to help him.
彼をサポートするプランを考案した。
As temperatures skyrocket, Barcelona has devised a simple (and replicable) way to keep people cool – Barcelona set up 163 climate shelters to help residents stay cool in the scorching summer months. (from Fast Company)
バルセロナで気温急上昇。簡単な方法を考案しました。
Govt devised plan to expand Child Protection Institutes in all major cities: Riaz Hussain Pirzada. – ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Tuesday informed Senate that the government has devised a plan to expand the Child Protection Institutes in all the major cities of the country. Responding to various questions during Questions Hour in the Senate, he said that government has taken various measures, including enforcement of laws and establishment of institutions. The minister said that National Commission on the Rights of Child has been established to monitor the children’s rights’ violations in the country. (from Daily Times)
子供たちを守る機関を主要都市に配置することを考案。パキスタン。