exodus

大量脱出、集団移住

大勢の人がほぼ同じ時期に一つの場所を離れること。

やさしい英語で： A large number of people leaving a place around the same time.

• The war caused a mass exodus.
• There was an exodus of workers from the town.
• Rising rents have started an exodus to cheaper areas.

使い方： an exodus from somewhere (The floods caused an exodus from the region.); an exodus of someone (The factory closure triggered an exodus of skilled workers.)

類義語： mass departure

よく使う表現： mass exodus, sudden exodus, exodus from somewhere

集団で立ち去る

大きな集団で一緒にその場所を離れる。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place together in a large group.

• The villagers exodused at dawn.
• Crowds exodused from the festival grounds.
• The residents began to exodus toward the hills.

使い方： exodus from somewhere (Families exodused from the burning town.)

類義語： depart, leave

よく使う表現： exodus from somewhere, exodus to somewhere