withhold

伏せる、与えない

相手が求める情報や許可などを、あえて与えずにおく。

やさしい英語で： To choose not to give information, permission, or something else that someone wants.

• She withheld her name.
• The council has withheld permission for the new building.
• Why did you withhold those details from the police?

使い方： withhold something from someone (They withheld important information from us.)

類義語： hold back, keep back

反対語： release

よく使う表現： withhold information, withhold consent, withhold someone’s name

返さずにおく、留め置く

物を持ち主に返さず、自分の手元に置いておく。

やさしい英語で： To keep an object instead of returning it to the person who owns it.

• The officer withheld my passport.
• They withheld her belongings until she paid the bill.
• The bank is withholding his card.

使い方： withhold something from someone (The landlord withheld the keys from their owner.)

類義語： retain, keep

反対語： return

よく使う表現： withhold someone’s passport, withhold someone’s property, withhold someone’s documents

控える、差し控える

何かをしないように自分を抑える。

やさしい英語で： To stop yourself from doing something.

• I shall withhold from speaking.
• He withheld from asking further questions.
• They chose to withhold from judging her actions.

使い方： withhold from doing something (She withheld from commenting on the dispute.)

類義語： refrain, abstain

よく使う表現： withhold from speaking, withhold from asking