battleground

戦場

軍隊が戦っている、またはかつて戦った場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where armies fight or fought a battle.

• The field became a battleground.
• We visited several historic battlegrounds during our trip.
• Soldiers left broken weapons scattered across the battleground.

類義語： battlefield

よく使う表現： ancient battleground, visit a battleground, bloody battleground

争いの場

人や集団が激しく対立し、自分たちが勝とうとする場や状況。

やさしい英語で： A place or situation where people or groups strongly disagree and try to win.

• Their home became a battleground.
• The state is a key electoral battleground.
• Social media has become a battleground for competing political groups.

使い方： a battleground for someone/something (The city became a battleground for rival political parties.)

類義語： arena of conflict

よく使う表現： political battleground, become a battleground, electoral battleground

争点

人々が激しく意見を対立させ、自分の考えを通そうとする問題。

やさしい英語で： A subject that people strongly disagree about and try to influence.

• Education is the latest battleground.
• Tax reform became a major political battleground.
• Privacy has emerged as a new battleground in the technology debate.

使い方： a battleground over something (School funding became a battleground over public spending.)

類義語： point of contention, contested issue

よく使う表現： major battleground, ideological battleground, new battleground