drastically

大幅に、著しく

量や程度が非常に大きく変わるさま。

やさしい英語で： By a very large amount or to a very great degree.

• Prices have fallen drastically.
• The new timetable drastically reduced our waiting time.
• Would your life change drastically if you moved abroad?

類義語： greatly, dramatically, considerably

反対語： slightly

よく使う表現： drastically reduce something, drastically different, change drastically

思い切って、抜本的に

大きな変化を起こすような、思い切った方法で。

やさしい英語で： In a forceful or extreme way that makes a major change.

• The government acted drastically.
• They drastically restructured the company to prevent its collapse.
• The council responded drastically by closing every unsafe building.

類義語： radically, forcefully

反対語： gently

よく使う表現： act drastically, intervene drastically, drastically reform something