community

地域社会、コミュニティ、共同体

同じ地域に住む人々や、活動や興味を通して日頃から交流する人々。

やさしい英語で： People who live in the same area or regularly share activities and interests.

• Our community has a new library.
• The whole community helped after the flood.
• I found an online community for gardeners.

使い方： a community of people (She joined a community of local artists.)

よく使う表現： local community, online community, community center, serve the community

共同体、コミュニティ

言語、宗教、文化など、大切な特徴を共有する人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who share a language, religion, culture, or another important feature.

• The village has a large Muslim community.
• This discovery excited the scientific community.
• The festival celebrates traditions from several communities.

類義語： group

よく使う表現： religious community, scientific community, deaf community, immigrant community

共同体、コミューン

一緒に暮らし、日々の生活を共有する人々の集まり。宗教上の理由も多い。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who live together and share their daily life, often for religious reasons.

• She lives in a religious community.
• The community shares meals and daily tasks.
• Several small farming communities settled in the valley.

類義語： commune, collective

よく使う表現： monastic community, religious community, live in community