disarmament

軍縮、武装解除

国の兵器や軍隊を減らしたり、なくしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The reduction or removal of a country’s weapons and military forces.

• They called for nuclear disarmament.
• The two countries began disarmament talks.
• A new treaty could make disarmament easier to verify.

反対語： armament, rearmament

よく使う表現： nuclear disarmament, disarmament talks, disarmament treaty

武器を奪うこと、武装解除

争いの最中に相手から武器を取り上げること。

やさしい英語で： The act of taking a weapon away from someone during a fight.

• The fight ended with his disarmament.
• The instructor demonstrated the disarmament of an attacker.
• Successful disarmament left the opponent without a sword.

よく使う表現： disarmament of someone, successful disarmament