phenomenon

現象

観察や研究ができる出来事や事実。特に説明しにくいもの。

やさしい英語で： An event or fact that can be noticed or studied, especially one that is difficult to explain.

• Snow is a natural phenomenon.
• Scientists are studying this unusual phenomenon.
• These phenomena occur when light passes through ice.

類義語： occurrence, event

よく使う表現： natural phenomenon, strange phenomenon, explain a phenomenon, physical phenomenon

大ブーム、驚異

並外れてすばらしい人や物、または大きな成功や人気を得たもの。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that is unusually impressive, successful, or popular.

• The young singer became a global phenomenon.
• Her first novel was a publishing phenomenon.
• This teenage runner is a phenomenon.

類義語： sensation, wonder

よく使う表現： global phenomenon, cultural phenomenon, pop phenomenon

現象

観察や研究の対象となる、ある種類の出来事や変化。

やさしい英語で： A particular kind of event or process that can be noticed or studied.

• Migration is a worldwide phenomenon.
• Volcanic eruptions are a geological phenomenon.
• The study compares two different social phenomena.

類義語： type of event

よく使う表現： social phenomenon, geological phenomenon, widespread phenomenon