breach

違反、不履行

法律や規則、約束、取り決めを守らない行為。

やさしい英語で： An act of breaking a law, rule, promise, or agreement.

• That is a breach of our agreement.
• The company was sued for breach of contract.
• Several breaches of safety rules were reported.

使い方： breach of something (Sharing that information was a breach of trust.)

類義語： violation, infringement

反対語： compliance

よく使う表現： breach of contract, breach of trust, breach of duty, breach of etiquette

突破口、裂け目

壁などの固い物が壊れてできた穴や隙間。

やさしい英語で： A hole or gap made by breaking something solid, such as a wall.

• Water poured through a breach in the wall.
• Workers repaired the breach before the rain returned.
• The soldiers entered through two breaches in the defences.

使い方： breach in something (The storm left a breach in the sea wall.)

類義語： gap, opening, hole

よく使う表現： breach in something, through a breach, make a breach

違反する、破る

規則や義務、取り決めで求められていることを守らないこと。

やさしい英語で： To fail to do what a rule, duty, or agreement requires.

• They breached their duty to protect the children.
• The firm breached its contract with us.
• Did he breach any safety rules?

類義語： violate, break

よく使う表現： breach a duty, breach a contract, breach the rules, breach an agreement

突破する

人が入れるように、壁や障害物を壊して通り道を作ること。

やさしい英語で： To break through a wall or barrier so that people can enter.

• The soldiers breached the wall.
• Police breached the locked door.
• They could not breach the city’s defences.

類義語： break through, penetrate

よく使う表現： breach a wall, breach the defences, breach a barrier