用法パターン:
localize [something] for [place/audience/language]
The company localized its app for the Japanese market.
A cég a japán piacra lokalizálta az alkalmazását.
We need to localize the website into Spanish and adjust the prices for Mexico.
Spanyol nyelvre kell lokalizálnunk a weboldalt, és Mexikóhoz kell igazítanunk az árakat.
The game was carefully localized so that jokes and cultural references made sense to local players.
学習者向け例文
They localized the app for France.
A francia piacra lokalizálták az alkalmazást.
The website was localized into Arabic.
A weboldalt arab nyelvre lokalizálták.
よくある間違い:
Do not use localize simply to mean “translate”; localization often includes cultural, legal, currency, format, or design changes too.
意味
Adapt for a local market
コロケーション
localize software
|localize an app
|localize a website
|localize content
|localize a product
|localize a game
|localize for a market
|fully localize
|localization strategy
|localized version
類義語
adapt (Broader; can involve any kind of change, not necessarily for a region or language.)
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customize (Emphasizes changing something for a user or group, not specifically a place or culture.)
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translate (Only refers to changing language, while localize is broader.)
対義語
globalize (Emphasizes making something suitable for international use rather than a specific local market.)
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standardize (Means to make uniform, rather than adapt to local differences.)
テーマ
technology
|business
|translation
|marketing
|culture
定義
To change something so that people in a particular country or region can use or understand it easily.
To adapt a product, service, text, website, or piece of software for a particular country, region, language, or culture.
用法パターン:
localize [something] to [place/area/source]
Engineers are trying to localize the source of the signal interference.
A mérnökök próbálják behatárolni a jelzavar forrását.
The doctor asked questions to localize the pain more accurately.
Az orvos kérdéseket tett fel, hogy pontosabban lokalizálja a fájdalmat.
The team used sensors to localize the leak in the pipeline.
学習者向け例文
The doctor localized the pain to my knee.
Az orvos a fájdalmat a térdemre lokalizálta.
They localized the problem in the engine.
Lokalizálták a hibát a motorban.
よくある間違い:
Localize is more formal than locate; in everyday English, locate is usually more natural for finding a place.
意味
Find exact location or source
コロケーション
localize the source
|localize the problem
|localize the leak
|localize the signal
|localize the sound
|localize the pain
|localize the fault
|localize the damage
類義語
locate (More common and general for finding where something is.)
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pinpoint (Emphasizes finding something very exactly.)
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identify (Focuses on recognizing what or where something is.)
対義語
misplace (Means to lose track of where something is.)
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overlook (Means to fail to notice or identify something.)
テーマ
science
|medicine
|technology
|investigation
定義
To find exactly where something is.
To find or identify the exact position, area, or source of something.
用法パターン:
localize [something] to [area]; [something] localizes to [area]
The treatment helped localize the infection before it could spread.
A kezelés segített lokalizálni a fertőzést, mielőtt továbbterjedhetett volna.
In some patients, the rash localizes to the hands and feet.
Egyes betegeknél a kiütés a kézre és a lábra lokalizálódik.
Firefighters worked quickly to localize the damage to one part of the building.
学習者向け例文
The infection was localized to one finger.
A fertőzés egyetlen ujjra lokalizálódott.
The rash localized to her arm.
A kiütés a karjára lokalizálódott.
よくある間違い:
This use is mainly technical or medical; in everyday speech, people usually say keep in one area or limit to one area.
コロケーション
localize an infection
|localize inflammation
|localize the damage
|localize the reaction
|localize the outbreak
|localized infection
|localized swelling
|localized damage
類義語
confine (More general; means to keep within limits.)
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contain (Often suggests preventing something dangerous from spreading.)
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limit (Simpler and more general.)
対義語
spread (Means to move or extend over a wider area.)
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generalize (In medicine, means to affect the whole body or a larger system rather than one area.)
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disperse (Means to scatter or distribute over a wider area.)
テーマ
medicine
|science
|safety
定義
To keep something, or become kept, in one small area.
To cause something, especially an illness, effect, or problem, to remain within a limited area; or to become limited to such an area.
用法パターン:
localize [activity/control/production/service]
The organization wants to localize decision-making so communities have more control.
A szervezet helyi szintre akarja vinni a döntéshozatalt, hogy a közösségeknek több beleszólásuk legyen.
Many manufacturers are trying to localize supply chains after years of relying on distant suppliers.
Sok gyártó próbálja lokalizálni az ellátási láncait, miután éveken át távoli beszállítókra támaszkodott.
The project aims to localize health services in rural areas.
学習者向け例文
They want to localize control of the school program.
Azt akarják, hogy az iskolai program irányítása helyi szintre kerüljön.
The company localized some production.
A cég a termelés egy részét lokalizálta.
よくある間違い:
This does not usually mean “move to a place” in a simple physical sense; it means organize or manage something locally.
意味
Shift control to local level
コロケーション
localize production
|localize supply chains
|localize decision-making
|localize control
|localize services
|localize hiring
|localize operations
類義語
decentralize (Emphasizes moving power away from a central authority.)
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regionalize (Emphasizes organizing by region, often larger than a local community.)
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localise (British spelling of the same word.)
対義語
centralize (Means to place control or organization in one central authority or location.)
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globalize (Means to expand or organize on an international scale.)
テーマ
business
|government
|economics
|community
定義
To move control or work to a local area instead of managing it from far away.
To make an activity, service, supply chain, or decision-making process operate at a local level rather than a central, national, or global one.