importation
意味一覧 (3件)
輸入
解説 Definition
外国から商品やサービスを自国に輸入すること。国際貿易において、他国から物資を受け入れるプロセスです。
Importation is the act of bringing goods, products, or ideas into a country from another place. It is mainly used in business, trade, law, and economics.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
importation は import「外から中へ入れる」に、行為・過程を表す名詞語尾 -ation が付いた語です。貿易では goods, materials, luxury items などの商品を国境の外から国内へ入れる行為が「輸入」になります。customs, tariffs, importation ban, ban the importation of ... のように、税関・関税・規制と一緒に出やすいので、国や市場に物が入る場面で覚えましょう。
Build importation from import first: goods come in from outside a country. The ending -ation often makes a noun for an action or process. In trade, importation is the process of bringing goods into a country, often with customs, tariffs, or bans.
例文
The importation of raw materials has increased significantly this year.
原材料の輸入は今年大幅に増加しました。
Customs officials carefully monitor the importation of goods.
税関職員は商品の輸入を慎重に監視しています。
The government imposed tariffs on the importation of luxury items.
政府は贅沢品の輸入に関税を課しました。
導入
(意味 2)解説 Definition
考え方、制度、技術、習慣などを外部から取り入れることを指す名詞です。やや書き言葉で、社会・組織・文化に新しい要素が入る文脈で使われます。
Importation is the act of bringing something in from outside. It can refer not only to goods, but also to ideas, systems, technology, customs, or methods that are introduced into a society, organization, or culture. The word is slightly formal and is often used in written contexts. It suggests that the new element comes from another place rather than being created locally.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
importation は import に -ation が付いた名詞で、「外から中へ取り込む行為」という核を持つ。対象が goods なら「輸入」になりやすいが、ideas, customs, methods, technology など形のないものなら「導入」と考えるとよい。introduction よりも、外部のものを移し入れる感じが強く、少し堅い文章で見かける。
Think of importation as import plus the noun ending -ation, so it means "the act of bringing something in from outside." If the object is goods, it often means "import," but with ideas, customs, methods, or technology, it can mean "introduction" or "adoption" from outside. Compared with introduction, importation more strongly suggests that the thing comes from another place, and it sounds a little more formal.
例文
The importation of new teaching methods improved the school's classes.
新しい教授法の導入によって、その学校の授業は改善された。
Some people welcomed the importation of foreign technology, while others were more cautious.
外国の技術の導入を歓迎する人もいれば、より慎重な人もいた。
The report criticized the importation of social customs that did not fit local traditions.
その報告書は、地域の伝統に合わない社会習慣の導入を批判した。
輸入品
(意味 3)解説 Definition
外国から運び込まれた物
例文
The importation of fresh fruits increased during the summer.
新鮮な果物の輸入は夏の間に増加しました。
The importation of luxury goods exceeded expectations.
高級品の輸入は予想を超えました。
Importation taxes affect the price of foreign products.
輸入税は外国製品の価格に影響します。
importation の語源・成り立ち Etymology
importation はラテン語 importare「中へ運び込む」から来ており、in-「中へ」+ port-「運ぶ」+ -ation「行為」に分けられる。portable や export と同根で、「外から内へ運ぶ」という動きが、そのまま輸入という意味になった語だ。
Importation comes from Latin importare, meaning "to carry in," built from in- "into" and portare "to carry." The ending -ation was added to show the action or process. The basic movement of bringing goods from outside to inside developed directly into the modern trade sense; related words include import, export, and portable.
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