downfall

没落、失脚

権力、成功、財産を突然失うこと。

やさしい英語で： A sudden loss of power, success, or wealth.

• The scandal led to his downfall.
• The book describes the empire's rise and downfall.
• Nobody expected the government's sudden downfall.

類義語： ruin, collapse

反対語： rise

よく使う表現： someone's downfall, political downfall

破滅の原因

人や集団が権力、成功、財産を失う原因となるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that causes a person or group to lose power, success, or wealth.

• Pride was his downfall.
• Her refusal to listen proved her downfall.
• Could this costly mistake become their downfall?

類義語： undoing

よく使う表現： someone's downfall, prove someone's downfall

落下

高い所から下へ落ちること。雨が地面に降ることも含む。

やさしい英語で： The act of falling from a higher place, including rain falling to the ground.

• A downfall of rain soaked the field.
• The storm brought a heavy downfall of snow.
• They heard the downfall of rocks from the cliff.

類義語： fall

よく使う表現： downfall of rain, heavy downfall