invasion

侵攻、侵略

軍隊が攻撃して支配するために、他国や別の地域に入ること。

やさしい英語で： An army’s entry into another country or area to attack it and take control.

• The army prepared for an invasion.
• Thousands fled after the invasion of their country.
• Could the coastal defences stop an invasion?

使い方： invasion of somewhere (The invasion of the island began before dawn.)

類義語： military attack, incursion

よく使う表現： military invasion, invasion of somewhere, launch an invasion, invasion force

侵入、侵害

望まれない人や物が入り込むことや、私生活に踏み込むこと。

やさしい英語で： The arrival of unwanted people or things in a place, or entry into someone’s private life.

• The garden suffered an invasion of ants.
• Residents complained about the summer invasion of tourists.
• He regarded the cameras as an invasion of privacy.

使い方： invasion of something (Reading her messages was an invasion of her privacy.)

類義語： intrusion, influx

よく使う表現： invasion of privacy, invasion of insects, unwanted invasion