crisis

危機

人々や国、環境を脅かし、急いで対処する必要がある深刻な状況。

やさしい英語で： A very serious situation that threatens people, a country, or the environment and needs urgent action.

• The country faces a food crisis.
• The government failed to prevent the financial crisis.
• Several crises have left thousands of families without homes.

類義語： emergency

よく使う表現： financial crisis, political crisis, face a crisis

心の危機、精神的危機

自分自身や人生について深く迷い、心がひどく苦しくなる時期。

やさしい英語で： A period when you feel deeply confused or upset about yourself or your life.

• She is having an identity crisis.
• Losing his job caused a crisis of confidence.
• Talking to friends helped him through his emotional crisis.

よく使う表現： identity crisis, emotional crisis, crisis of confidence

人生の危機

強いストレスを引き起こす、人生の困難な変化や恐ろしい変化。

やさしい英語で： A difficult or frightening change in your life that causes great stress.

• Their divorce caused a family crisis.
• She faced a personal crisis after losing her home.
• They supported each other through several life crises.

類義語： upheaval

よく使う表現： family crisis, personal crisis, life crisis

クリーゼ、病勢の転機

その後に回復するか死亡するかを分ける、病状の急な変化。

やさしい英語で： A sudden change in an illness, after which a person may get better or die.

• The patient survived the crisis.
• Her fever dropped after the crisis had passed.
• The doctor feared another crisis during the night.

類義語： turning point

よく使う表現： pass the crisis, reach a crisis