violence

暴力

人を傷つけたり物を壊したりするために使われる力。

やさしい英語で： Physical force used to hurt people or damage things.

• The protest ended in violence.
• Police reported a rise in street violence.
• They teach children to solve problems without violence.

使い方： violence against someone (The campaign aims to stop violence against women.)

類義語： brutality

よく使う表現： domestic violence, street violence, violence against someone, physical violence

激しさ、強烈さ

特に自然現象や動きに見られる、非常に強い力や勢い。

やさしい英語で： Great force or strength, especially in a natural event or movement.

• The waves struck with great violence.
• We were amazed by the violence of the storm.
• The violence of the impact threw him forward.

使い方： the violence of something (The violence of the wind frightened us.)

類義語： force, intensity

反対語： gentleness

よく使う表現： the violence of, great violence, with violence