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抵抗、反対

変化や誰かの行動などを止めようとしたり、受け入れまいとしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Attempts to stop or refuse something, especially a change or someone’s actions.

• The plan met strong resistance.
• Many workers showed resistance to the changes.
• The soldiers advanced without meeting any resistance.

使い方： resistance to something (There was strong resistance to the proposal.)

類義語： opposition, defiance

反対語： acceptance

よく使う表現： resistance to something, meet resistance, strong resistance

抵抗

動きを遅くしたり、物を動きにくくしたりする力。

やさしい英語で： A force that slows movement or makes it harder for something to move.

• Air resistance slows the ball.
• The swimmer pushed against the resistance of the water.
• Turning the dial increases the resistance during exercise.

類義語： drag, opposing force

よく使う表現： air resistance, water resistance, against resistance

抵抗運動、レジスタンス

国を解放するため、占領軍や政府とひそかに戦う集団。

やさしい英語で： A secret group that fights against an occupying army or government to free its country.

• She joined the resistance during the war.
• Resistance fighters hid supplies in the forest.
• The resistance passed secret messages between occupied towns.

類義語： resistance movement, underground

よく使う表現： join the resistance, resistance movement, resistance fighters

電気抵抗

物質や部品が、電流の流れをどれほど妨げるかを示すもの。

やさしい英語で： How much a material or part limits the flow of electricity through it.

• This wire has low resistance.
• Electrical resistance is measured in ohms.
• The resistance increases as the wire gets hotter.

類義語： electrical resistance

よく使う表現： electrical resistance, high resistance, measure resistance