downstream

下流へ、川下へ

川の水が流れる方向へ。

やさしい英語で： In the direction that water flows along a river.

• The boat floated downstream.
• We paddled downstream for an hour.
• The current carried the fallen branches downstream.

反対語： upstream

よく使う表現： float downstream, paddle downstream, travel downstream

より下流に、より川下に

別の場所よりも、川の流れる方向へ進んだ位置に。

やさしい英語で： Further along a river in the direction its water flows, compared with another place.

• The village is downstream from the dam.
• We found a campsite downstream of the bridge.
• Fish were dying downstream from the factory.

使い方： downstream from/of somewhere (The old mill is downstream from the village.)

反対語： upstream

よく使う表現： downstream from something, downstream of something

後続の、下流の

過程の後の段階で起こる。前の行動の結果であることが多い。

やさしい英語で： Happening later in a process, often as a result of an earlier action.

• The mistake caused downstream problems.
• We need to consider the downstream effects of this decision.
• Better planning reduced costs at downstream stages.

類義語： subsequent

反対語： upstream

よく使う表現： downstream effects, downstream consequences, downstream stages