hiatus

休止、中断

続いていたことが一時的に止まり、その後また始まるまでの期間。

やさしい英語で： A period when something stops happening before starting again.

• The series is on hiatus.
• She returned to acting after a long hiatus.
• A brief hiatus in the talks gave everyone time to think.

使い方： a hiatus in something (There was a brief hiatus in production.); go on hiatus (The band went on hiatus after its last tour.)

類義語： break, pause, interruption

反対語： continuation

よく使う表現： on hiatus, brief hiatus, after a hiatus

休暇、休職

時には予定せずに、しばらく仕事を休む期間。

やさしい英語で： A temporary period away from work, sometimes one that was not planned.

• I’m taking a short hiatus from work.
• An office closure gave us an unexpected hiatus.
• He returned refreshed after his summer hiatus.

使い方： a hiatus from something (She took a hiatus from work to rest.)

類義語： break, time off, leave

よく使う表現： take a hiatus, hiatus from work, unexpected hiatus

裂孔

体の一部にあり、別の部位が通るための穴。

やさしい英語で： An opening in a part of the body through which another body part can pass.

• The nerve passes through a small hiatus.
• The scan showed widening of the esophageal hiatus.
• The aorta passes through the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm.

類義語： opening

よく使う表現： aortic hiatus, esophageal hiatus, diaphragmatic hiatus