consciousness

意識

目が覚めていて、考えたり感じたり周囲に気づいたりできる状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of being awake and able to think, feel, and notice things.

• He lost consciousness after the fall.
• The patient regained consciousness this morning.
• She drifted in and out of consciousness.

類義語： awareness

反対語： unconsciousness

よく使う表現： lose consciousness, regain consciousness, full consciousness

意識、認識

あることを知っていることや、周囲の出来事に気づくこと。

やさしい英語で： Knowing about something or noticing what is happening around you.

• He had no consciousness of the noise.
• The issue slowly entered public consciousness.
• Her consciousness of the risks grew during the journey.

使い方： consciousness of something (She had little consciousness of the danger.)

類義語： awareness

反対語： unawareness

よく使う表現： consciousness of something, public consciousness, enter consciousness

社会意識

共通の社会問題と、それが集団にとって重要な理由を強く意識すること。

やさしい英語で： Strong awareness of a shared social issue and why it matters to a group.

• The campaign raised political consciousness.
• A feminist consciousness developed among the students.
• The strike strengthened the workers’ class consciousness.

類義語： social awareness

よく使う表現： class consciousness, feminist consciousness, political consciousness