blackout

停電

広い地域で電気が止まり、照明や電気機器が使えなくなること。

やさしい英語で： A loss of electricity across a large area, leaving lights and electrical equipment without power.

• The blackout left us in darkness.
• We used candles during last night's blackout.
• Storms caused blackouts across the region.

類義語： power cut, power outage

よく使う表現： power blackout, citywide blackout, during a blackout

意識消失、記憶の欠落

短い間意識を失うこと、またはその間の出来事を思い出せないこと。

やさしい英語で： A short period when you lose consciousness or cannot remember what happened.

• He had a brief blackout.
• After the blackout, she could not remember leaving the party.
• The doctor asked whether I had experienced any blackouts.

類義語： memory lapse, loss of consciousness

よく使う表現： have a blackout, alcohol blackout, brief blackout

報道規制、情報遮断

ニュースなどの情報が人々に届くのを、意図的に妨げる期間。

やさしい英語で： A period when news or other information is deliberately prevented from reaching the public.

• The government ordered a news blackout.
• Journalists protested against the media blackout.
• A blackout on trial coverage kept the public uninformed.

使い方： blackout on something (The authorities imposed a blackout on news of the protests.)

類義語： news ban, reporting ban

よく使う表現： media blackout, news blackout, press blackout

抗議のためのサイト停止、サイトの一時閉鎖

抗議などのため、ウェブサイトやオンラインサービスを計画的に一時停止すること。

やさしい英語で： A planned temporary closing of a website or online service, often to protest against something.

• The website held a one-day blackout.
• Users saw a protest message during the blackout.
• Several online services joined the blackout against the proposed law.

類義語： shutdown

よく使う表現： website blackout, internet blackout, online blackout