bloodshed

流血

暴力によって人が傷ついたり殺されたりして、血が流れること。

やさしい英語で： People being wounded or killed in violence, causing blood to flow.

• Both sides wanted to avoid bloodshed.
• The clashes caused further bloodshed in the city.
• Negotiators worked through the night to stop the bloodshed.

類義語： violence

よく使う表現： avoid bloodshed, further bloodshed, end the bloodshed, prevent bloodshed

虐殺、大量殺戮

特に戦争や政治的な暴力で、多くの人が殺されること。

やさしい英語で： The killing of many people, especially in war or political violence.

• The war brought terrible bloodshed.
• Thousands died during years of political bloodshed.
• Survivors remembered the bloodshed that destroyed their communities.

類義語： slaughter, carnage, massacre

よく使う表現： political bloodshed, terrible bloodshed, years of bloodshed