dying

死にかけの、瀕死の

死が近づき、命が尽きかけている。

やさしい英語で： About to lose life, or becoming weaker as death gets closer.

• They tried to save the dying bird.
• She stayed beside her dying father.
• The nurse cared for sick and dying patients.

よく使う表現： a dying patient, dying tree, the dying

衰退しつつある、終わりかけの

勢いを失い、活動が弱まったり終わりに近づいたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Becoming weaker, less active, or close to ending.

• Fishing is a dying industry here.
• They scored in the dying minutes of the match.
• We sat beside the dying fire until midnight.

類義語： declining, fading

反対語： growing, thriving

よく使う表現： dying industry, dying moments, dying art

死に際の、最期の

人が亡くなる直前に起こったり、口にしたりすることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Happening or expressed during the last moments of someone’s life.

• Her dying wish was to see the sea.
• His dying words were a message for his daughter.
• She used her dying breath to ask for forgiveness.

類義語： last, final

よく使う表現： dying words, dying wish, dying breath

死、死にゆくこと

人やほかの生き物の命が尽きていく過程。

やさしい英語で： The process in which a person or another living thing loses life.

• The book explores death and dying.
• She believed that dying should be peaceful.
• His gradual dying was difficult for the family to witness.

類義語： death

よく使う表現： death and dying, process of dying, fear of dying