actor

俳優

映画や演劇、テレビ番組で登場人物を演じる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who plays a character in a film, play, or television show.

• My sister is an actor.
• The actors practised their lines together.
• Which actor played the doctor in that film?

類義語： performer

よく使う表現： famous actor, leading actor, actor in something

主体、行為者

出来事に関わったり、物事を起こしたりする人や集団、物。

やさしい英語で： A person, group, or thing that takes part in events or makes things happen.

• Several political actors supported the agreement.
• The charity became a key actor in the relief effort.
• The report examines how different actors influence public policy.

使い方： an actor in something (Local businesses are important actors in economic development.)

類義語： participant, agent

よく使う表現： political actor, key actor, economic actor