bring about
bring about は英検準1級レベルの英単語で、「引き起こす、もたらす」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈbrɪŋ əˈbaʊt/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
引き起こす
解説 Definition
ある出来事や変化を引き起こすこと。もたらすこと。
To bring about something means to cause it to happen. It is often used for changes, results, or important events. This phrase is slightly formal and is common in writing or serious discussion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bring about は「結果を現実の場へ持ち込む」イメージで、「引き起こす」と覚えます。bring は「持ってくる」、about は出来事が起こる方向へ進む感じです。bring about change, reform, improvement のように、大きな変化や結果を目的語に取りやすく、やや改まった文脈で使われます。事故・制度改革・社会変化など、何が原因となってその結果を起こしたかを説明するときに便利です。
Think of bring as carry and about as leading to a result. Bring about means to cause a change or result to happen. It is often used with big nouns like change, reform, or improvement, and it sounds a little formal.
例文
The new policy brought about significant changes in the company.
新しい方針は会社に大きな変化をもたらした。
What brought about this sudden shift in public opinion?
何がこの急激な世論の変化を引き起こしたのか？
The invention of the internet brought about a revolution in communication.
インターネットの発明はコミュニケーションの革命を引き起こした。
もたらす
(意味 2)解説 Definition
変化・結果・利益などを生じさせ、ある状態を実現させる意味です。政策、発明、努力、出来事などが主語になり、よい結果や大きな変化をやや改まって述べる文脈でよく使われます。
Bring about means to cause something to happen or to make a certain result become real. It is often used when a policy, invention, effort, or event produces a change, an improvement, or another important result. This expression is slightly more formal than cause and is common in written or serious contexts. It often takes nouns like change, reform, peace, or improvement as its object.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bring は「持ってくる」、about は「ある結果の方向へ動く」と考えると、bring about は「結果をこちらへ持ってくる」感覚で覚えられます。cause より少し書き言葉寄りで、bring about change, improvement, reform, peace のように、変化や成果を目的語に取ることが多い表現です。別エントリの「引き起こす」は原因面を強く見る用法なので、ここでは「結果・恩恵をもたらす」と整理すると区別しやすいです。
Think of bring as "carry here" and about as moving toward a result. Then bring about can feel like "bringing a result into the real world." It is often used with words like change, improvement, reform, and peace, so it is useful for talking about results or benefits. Compared with cause, it sounds a little more formal and often focuses more on the result itself.
例文
The new policy brought about major changes in the education system.
その新しい政策は教育制度に大きな変化をもたらした。
Years of research helped bring about a safer and more effective treatment.
長年の研究が、より安全で効果的な治療法をもたらすのに役立った。
Open dialogue can bring about trust between the two groups.
率直な対話は、その二つの集団の間に信頼をもたらすことがある。
bring about の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bring は古英語 bringan「運ぶ」、about は古英語 onbutan「周りに・めぐって」。物事を周囲から動かして現実に至らせる感じが bring about の核で、「引き起こす」へつながります。bringing や upbringing にも同じ bring が見えます。
"Bring about" joins Old English "bringan," meaning "carry" or "lead," with "about," from Old English "onbutan," meaning "around." The phrase suggests moving things around until a result is produced. From that image, it developed the meaning "cause to happen" or "bring into reality"; related words include "bringing" and "upbringing."
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