survivor

生存者

事故や災害など、危険な出来事の後も生きている人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who remains alive after an accident, disaster, or other dangerous event.

• They found one survivor.
• The survivors of the crash were taken to hospital.
• Was he the only survivor of the fire?

使い方： a survivor of something (She is a survivor of the earthquake.)

よく使う表現： sole survivor, crash survivor, survivor of something

サバイバー、生存者

非常につらい経験や、心身を傷つけられる経験をして生き抜いた人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who has lived through a very difficult or harmful experience.

• She is a cancer survivor.
• The group helps survivors of childhood abuse.
• As a survivor, he wanted to share his experience with others.

使い方： a survivor of something (The charity supports survivors of domestic violence.)

よく使う表現： cancer survivor, abuse survivor, trauma survivor

遺族

亡くなった人の親族や友人など、その人を知る、生きている人。

やさしい英語で： A living relative, friend, or other person who knew someone who has died.

• His wife was his closest survivor.
• Her survivors include two sons and a sister.
• The funeral brought together the dead man's grieving survivors.

使い方： survivors include someone (His survivors include his wife and three children.)

類義語： bereaved person

よく使う表現： bereaved survivor, grieving survivor, survivor benefits