TRADE-OFFの意味、トレードオフ、折り合い

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2011.06.15  (Review of 2005.02.04 edition)

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Today's expression speaks of give-and-take and the art of compromise!

Today's Lesson
TRADE-OFF   トレードオフ、折り合い

Explanation

  • A trade-off is a situation in which you accept something you don't want in order to get something you do want.
  • trade-off とは、望むものを得るために、望まないものを受け入れる状況をさします。

TRADE-OFF

examples

  1. More and more successful companies are proving that there does not have to be a trade-off between higher profits and environmentally conscious business practices.
  2. With the increased threat of terrorism, many people consider some loss of individual freedom a reasonable trade-off for security.
  3. To a greater or lesser degree, every working parent has to make a trade-off between success at work and time with their children.

英会話レッスンAs always, it's been a pleasure!