growth

成長、増加

大きさ、数、価値や強さが増すこと。

やさしい英語で： An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

• Plants need water for growth.
• The town has seen rapid population growth.
• Sales growth slowed last year.

使い方： growth in something (There has been growth in online sales.)

類義語： increase, expansion

反対語： decline, shrinkage

よく使う表現： economic growth, population growth, rapid growth

内面的成長、精神的成長

心が強くなり、つらい経験によりよく対処できるようになること。

やさしい英語で： Becoming mentally stronger and better able to deal with difficult experiences.

• The experience helped my personal growth.
• Therapy encouraged her emotional growth.
• Facing difficult choices can lead to growth.

類義語： development, maturation

よく使う表現： personal growth, emotional growth, growth through hardship

増殖物、できもの、茂み

植物などの生きたものが増えてできた塊や、体にできた異常な腫れ。

やさしい英語で： A mass of living material, such as plants, or an unusual lump in the body.

• The doctor examined the growth.
• A thick growth of weeds covered the path.
• They removed a small growth from her neck.

類義語： mass

よく使う表現： thick growth, growth of something, remove a growth