concurrent

同時の、並行する

同じ時に起こる、または動作している。

やさしい英語で： Happening or operating at the same time.

• There are two concurrent meetings today.
• The system supports a thousand concurrent users.
• His prison sentences are concurrent, so he serves them together.

使い方： concurrent with something (The training sessions are concurrent with the main conference.)

類義語： simultaneous

反対語： sequential

よく使う表現： concurrent users, concurrent sessions, concurrent sentences, concurrent events

共同の、競合する

同じ事柄や人に対して、等しい法的権限を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having equal legal power over the same matters or people.

• The two courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
• State and federal governments exercise concurrent powers in this area.
• The law gives both agencies concurrent authority over these cases.

類義語： shared, joint

反対語： exclusive

よく使う表現： concurrent jurisdiction, concurrent powers, concurrent authority

同時代の

歴史上の同じ時代に属する。

やさしい英語で： Belonging to the same period of history.

• The exhibition explores concurrent artistic movements.
• These concurrent writers worked in different countries.
• The book compares concurrent developments in science and literature.

類義語： contemporary, contemporaneous

よく使う表現： concurrent movements, concurrent developments, concurrent writers

一致した

述べていることや意味が互いに合っている。

やさしい英語で： Agreeing with one another in what they say or mean.

• The witnesses gave concurrent accounts.
• Their concurrent opinions supported the proposed change.
• Concurrent testimony from three neighbours confirmed his account.

類義語： agreeing, consistent, concordant

反対語： conflicting, contradictory

よく使う表現： concurrent accounts, concurrent testimony, concurrent opinions

並行する

同じ方向に、並んで延びる、または進む。

やさしい英語で： Running or moving alongside one another in the same direction.

• The streams follow concurrent courses.
• The diagram shows two concurrent flows moving in the same direction.
• These concurrent paths run alongside one another through the valley.

類義語： parallel

よく使う表現： concurrent courses, concurrent streams, concurrent paths