vulnerability

脆弱性、傷つきやすさ

傷つけられたり攻撃されたりしやすい状態。

やさしい英語で： The condition of being easily hurt or attacked.

• Poverty increases children’s vulnerability.
• He spoke openly about his emotional vulnerability.
• The floods revealed the town’s vulnerability to extreme weather.

使い方： vulnerability to something (The report highlights their vulnerability to disease.)

類義語： susceptibility, weakness

反対語： invulnerability

よく使う表現： emotional vulnerability, vulnerability to something, physical vulnerability

脆弱性、弱点

人や物が害や攻撃を受ける原因となる弱い部分。

やさしい英語で： A weak point that allows someone or something to be hurt or attacked.

• The update fixes a security vulnerability.
• Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the software.
• Investigators discovered several vulnerabilities in the building’s defenses.

使い方： vulnerability in something (They found a vulnerability in the payment system.)

類義語： weakness, flaw

よく使う表現： security vulnerability, a serious vulnerability, exploit a vulnerability