agreement

契約、協定

当事者が法律上守らなければならない正式な取り決め。

やさしい英語で： An official arrangement that people must follow by law.

• Please read the agreement before signing.
• Both companies signed a new agreement.
• The court ruled that she had broken the agreement.

使い方： an agreement between A and B (The agreement between the two companies lasts five years.); an agreement to do something (They signed an agreement to supply new equipment.)

類義語： contract, pact

よく使う表現： sign an agreement, rental agreement, binding agreement

意見の一致、同意

人々が同じ意見を持つ、または同じ考えを受け入れること。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which people have the same opinion or accept the same idea.

• Everyone nodded in agreement.
• We reached agreement on the main points.
• There was little agreement about how to solve the problem.

使い方： in agreement with someone (I am in agreement with you.); agreement on/about something (There is general agreement on the need for change.)

類義語： consensus, accord

反対語： disagreement

よく使う表現： in agreement, general agreement, reach agreement, complete agreement