collaboration

協力、共同作業

何かを作ったり共通の目標を達成したりするために、他の人と働くこと。

やさしい英語で： Working with other people to make something or achieve a shared goal.

• The project needs close collaboration.
• She wrote the report in collaboration with two colleagues.
• Collaboration between schools has improved the teaching materials.

使い方： collaboration with someone (The research involved collaboration with local doctors.); collaboration between A and B (Collaboration between designers and engineers improved the product.); in collaboration with someone (The exhibition was created in collaboration with the museum.)

類義語： cooperation, teamwork

よく使う表現： close collaboration, in collaboration with, collaboration between teams

共作、共同作品

二人以上が協力して作った歌、本、映画などの作品。

やさしい英語で： Something made by two or more people working together, such as a song, book, or film.

• Their latest collaboration is a song.
• The film is a collaboration between two young directors.
• Fans loved the singer’s collaboration with a local band.

使い方： a collaboration between A and B (The novel is a collaboration between a poet and a journalist.); a collaboration with someone (The album includes a collaboration with a famous guitarist.)

類義語： joint work, joint production

よく使う表現： new collaboration, musical collaboration, release a collaboration

敵への協力、対敵協力

自国を支配する敵に、自国の利益に反して協力すること。

やさしい英語で： Helping an enemy force that controls your country, against your own country’s interests.

• He was accused of collaboration.
• After the war, she faced trial for collaboration with the enemy.
• The documents revealed years of collaboration with the occupying forces.

使い方： collaboration with someone (They investigated his collaboration with the occupying army.)

類義語： collaborationism

よく使う表現： enemy collaboration, wartime collaboration, accused of collaboration