conclusion

結論、推論

手元の情報を考え合わせてたどり着く考えや判断。

やさしい英語で： An idea or judgment you reach after thinking about the information you have.

• What is your conclusion?
• The evidence supports our conclusions.
• She came to the conclusion that someone had lied.

使い方： the conclusion that… (We reached the conclusion that the plan would fail.); a conclusion about something (It is too early to draw a conclusion about the cause.)

類義語： judgment, deduction, inference

よく使う表現： draw a conclusion, reach a conclusion, main conclusion, conclusion that something

終わり、結び

物事が終わるところ、または最後の部分。

やさしい英語で： The end or final part of something.

• The story has a surprising conclusion.
• She thanked the audience at the conclusion of her speech.
• In conclusion, we need to work together.

使い方： the conclusion of something (At the conclusion of the meeting, everyone signed the agreement.)

類義語： end, ending, close

反対語： beginning

よく使う表現： in conclusion, at the conclusion, conclusion of something, brief conclusion

結果、決着

行動や過程の末に生じる最終的な結果。

やさしい英語で： The final result of an action or process.

• The talks reached a successful conclusion.
• We hope for a satisfactory conclusion to the dispute.
• Months of negotiation finally produced a peaceful conclusion.

使い方： bring something to a conclusion (The agreement brought the dispute to a satisfactory conclusion.)

類義語： outcome, result, resolution

よく使う表現： successful conclusion, satisfactory conclusion, bring to conclusion