familial

家族の、家族に関する

家族や、その成員同士の関係にかかわる。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a family or the relationships between its members.

• They have strong familial ties.
• Familial obligations kept her close to home.
• The novel explores familial conflict across three generations.

類義語： family, domestic

よく使う表現： familial ties, familial obligations, familial relationships

遺伝性の、家族性の

特に病気について、遺伝子を通じて親から子に伝わる。

やさしい英語で： Passed from parents to children through the body's inherited instructions, especially when describing a disease.

• The disease is familial.
• Doctors tested her for a familial heart condition.
• A genetic test confirmed that the disorder was familial.

類義語： hereditary, inherited

反対語： acquired

よく使う表現： familial disease, familial disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia

科の、科に関する

生物の分類で、同じ科に属する動植物の集まりにかかわる。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a group of related plants or animals classified as a family.

• These flowers share several familial characteristics.
• The study clarified familial relationships among these plants.
• Their familial classification changed after genetic testing.

よく使う表現： familial classification, familial characteristics, familial relationships