association

協会、団体

共通の関心や目標を持つ人たちが集まって作る組織。

やさしい英語で： An organized group of people who share an interest or work toward the same goal.

• She joined the local tennis association.
• The association meets every month.
• Several teachers formed a new professional association.

類義語： organization, society

よく使う表現： local association, professional association, join an association

関連、連想

一緒に起こることや、一方から他方を思い浮かべることによる結びつき。

やさしい英語で： A connection between two things, often because they happen together or make you think of each other.

• There is an association between sleep and mood.
• That smell has a strong association with summer.
• The study found no association with age.

使い方： an association between A and B (Researchers found an association between stress and poor sleep.); an association with something (The color has an association with danger.)

類義語： connection, link, relationship

よく使う表現： association between things, strong association, association with something

交際、付き合い

特定の人たちと時間を過ごしたり、関わりを持ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Spending time with particular people or being involved with them.

• His association with the gang worried his parents.
• She ended her association with those business partners.
• Their long association began at university.

使い方： association with someone (Her association with the artists lasted many years.)

類義語： contact, involvement

よく使う表現： association with someone, close association, long association