doctrine

主義、教義

政府や宗教、団体が教えたり支持したりする原則や方針。

やさしい英語で： A principle or policy that a government, religion, or other group teaches or supports.

• The government adopted a new defence doctrine.
• This legal doctrine protects private property.
• Several countries rejected the president's doctrine.

使い方： doctrine of something (The court applied the doctrine of equal treatment.)

類義語： principle, policy, tenet

よく使う表現： military doctrine, legal doctrine, adopt a doctrine, doctrine of something

教義、教え

宗教や指導者、政治団体が教える信念や考えのまとまり。

やさしい英語で： The set of beliefs and ideas taught by a religion, leader, or political group.

• Students learn religious doctrine at this school.
• Her views were shaped by Marxist doctrine.
• The book explains how church doctrine developed.

類義語： teachings, beliefs

よく使う表現： religious doctrine, Christian doctrine, Marxist doctrine, teach doctrine