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「Account for - 占める比重・独占」 に関する 英単語 & イデオム

□　… be given much weight in ‥　　‥では…の占める比重は大きい
ex) The study of English is given much weight in the curriculum.
その カリキュラムでは英語学習の比重が大きい
give weight to: to consider something important or especially relevant
ex) your students are going to give a lot of weight to your opinion.

□　carry as much weight as ... ... と同様の比重を占めている
ex) A conversation over the phone carries just as much weight as a face-to-face meeting.
電話での会話は、会議と比べて、同様の比重を占めている
carry weight: to be considered serious and important enough to influence other people
ex) The Senator's opinion carries a lot of weight in Congress.

□　account for　　　占める
ex) The US and Europe now account for less than one-third of emissions.　
アメリカとヨーロッパは 廃棄ガス放出 全体の 1/3 を占めている
　　　 account for: to form the total of something
ex) The global ecommerce market is expected to total $6.3 trillion in 2023 and account for 21.2% of total retail sales.

□　make up ... % of ...% を占めている
ex) Currently, women make up 12% of sworn officers and 3% of police leaders in the United States.
現在 アメリカでは 女性が 12%の正規警察官の職務を有し、3%の警察管理職の地位を女性が担っている
make up: compose or constitute a whole
ex) Women make up 56 percent of the student body

□ make up the majority of ... ... の大半を占めている
ex) Racial and ethnic groups other than whites will make up the majority of the American population.　
　 アメリカでは、白人以外の有色人種が 人口の過半数を占めている
majority: the group or party that makes up the greater part of a whole body of persons
ex) For the first time, women make up majority of law firm associates.

□ comprise ...% of the total .. .. 全体の ... を占めている（構成している）
ex) Jeepneys comprise only around 2% of the total vehicles in the Philippines.
フィリピンでは ジープニーが 乗用車全体の ２％を占めるに過ぎない
comprise: be made up of, embraces
ex) Registered Nurses comprise one of the largest segments of the U.S. workforce as a whole

□ constitute ..% of ... ... の ..% を構成する、を占める
ex) The population of Ontario constitutes over 35% of the population of Canada.
オンタリオ州の人口は カナダ全体の 35% を占めている
constitute : to make up or form something
ex) Twelve months constitute a year.
= A year is made up of 12 months.

□ corner （市場を）独占する
ex) They have cornered the market in wheat.
彼らは小麦市場を独占した
= They have cornered the wheat market.
coner : to get control of a particular type of product that is being bought and sold
ex) He acts as if he's cornered the market on new ideas.

□ monopoly 独占 ex) The company has gained/acquired a (virtual/near) monopoly of/on/over the logging industry in this area.
その会社は このエリアで 伐木業界での事実上の独占状態を築き上げた
monopoly: complete control of the entire supply of goods or of a service in a certain area or market
ex) In a monopoly market, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute.

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