speak to

speak to 다음에 사람이 아닌 다른 것이 올 때는 우리 말과 어법이 다르기 때문에 잘 와 닿지 않는다.  그래서 여러 보기글을 보면서 익혀야 한다. 

~을 설명한다는 뜻으로 쓰인다. 영작하면 explain 밖에 생각 안 날 때 쓸 수 있다. 

1. There is a hypothesis that capitalism is based on a masculine model. Could you speak to that? 

2 These are not mere differences of opinion. As in the blitz, there are differences in behaviour, which seem to speak, ultimately, to differences in character.

3. I'm more addressing the issue and then the issue will speak to the audience. 

4. I want to make images that speak to that relationship. 

5. That was the issue I was trying to speak to.