以前、一度取り上げましたが・・・・
~の有利にという意味が有名ですが、意外と~に取って代わってとか~を選んでという意味でも良く使われます。便利な表現です。これが使えると”お主、なかなかできるな・・”となること請け合いです。
①Because it rained Friday, outdoor flights were abandoned in favor of an indoor exhibit.
②The purpose of downsizing is to reduce costs of applications by abandoning larger, more expensive systems in favor of smaller, less expensive systems that are more versatile.
③Commentators said these ministers first need to look into the problems that led voters to change their choice in favor of opposition parties in the last election.
④A survey indicates that Japanese voters are unhappy with the Abe cabinet, which they accuse of neglecting problems in people’s everyday life in favor of pushing a revision of the Constitution.