dispute

争い、紛争

意見が合わずに争うこと。長く続くことが多い。

やさしい英語で： An argument or disagreement, often lasting a long time.

• They settled the dispute.
• A pay dispute closed the factory.
• Who owns the land is still in dispute.

使い方： dispute over/about something (The neighbours had a dispute over the fence.); dispute between A and B (The dispute between the two companies lasted years.)

類義語： disagreement, argument, conflict

反対語： agreement

よく使う表現： dispute over something, settle a dispute, in dispute

異議を唱える、否定する

発言や主張が間違っている、または事実でないと言う。

やさしい英語で： To say that a statement or claim is wrong or untrue.

• I dispute that claim.
• The witness disputed his account of the accident.
• Nobody disputes that the system needs changing.

使い方： dispute that… (She disputed that the figures were accurate.)

類義語： challenge, question, contest

反対語： accept

よく使う表現： dispute a claim, dispute something, dispute the facts

討論する、論じる

ある問題について、賛成と反対の理由を挙げて話し合う。

やさしい英語で： To discuss a question by giving reasons for and against it.

• The scholars disputed the question for hours.
• They disputed the merits of the proposed law.
• Philosophers have long disputed whether such knowledge is possible.

類義語： debate, discuss

よく使う表現： dispute a question, dispute the merits

抵抗する

相手と戦ったり、その進出や支配に逆らったりする。

やさしい英語で： To fight against someone or resist their advance or control.

• The defenders disputed every inch of ground.
• The soldiers disputed the enemy’s passage through the valley.
• A small force disputed the crossing.

類義語： resist, oppose

よく使う表現： dispute the passage, dispute every inch