unison

同時、斉唱

複数の人が同時に一緒に話したり、歌ったり、行動したりすること。

やさしい英語で： When people speak, sing, or act together at the same time.

• They shouted in unison.
• The crowd clapped in unison.
• Can everyone say the last line in unison?

使い方： in unison (The children answered in unison.)

類義語： synchrony

よく使う表現： in unison, sing in unison, shout in unison

調和、一致

人や物の間で意見が一致したり、うまく働き合ったりしている状態。

やさしい英語で： A state in which people or things agree or work well together.

• The two teams worked in unison.
• Their policies developed in unison with changing public opinion.
• Success requires all departments to act in unison.

使い方： in unison with someone/something (The council acted in unison with local residents.)

類義語： harmony, agreement, unity

反対語： discord, disagreement

よく使う表現： in unison, work in unison, act in unison

ユニゾン、同度

同じ高さの音、または一つ以上のオクターブを隔てた音どうしの関係。

やさしい英語で： The musical relationship between sounds that have the same pitch, or are one or more octaves apart.

• Both violins played the melody in unison.
• Tune these two strings to unison.
• The piece ends with a unison passage for the flutes.

よく使う表現： in unison, perfect unison, unison passage