1.
significant, substantial, drastic, large-scale
Describes a large degree of change, increase, decrease, or adjustment. Emphasizes that something is not minor but considerable in scale.
価格が大幅に下がった。
The price dropped significantly.
スケジュールを大幅に変更する必要がある。
There is a need to make drastic changes to the schedule.
新しいシステムの導入により、作業時間が大幅に短縮された。
The introduction of a new system substantially reduced the work time.
USAGE:
Very frequently used with に} as an adverb ({大幅に) to modify verbs indicating change. Common in news, business reports, and formal writing. Almost always refers to the magnitude of a change rather than a static quality.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大幅に増える: to increase substantially
- 大幅に減る: to decrease substantially
- 大幅な値上げ: a substantial price increase
- 大幅な改善: a significant improvement
- 大幅な見直し: a major review/overhaul