inhibition

ためらい、抑制

不安や恥ずかしさから、したいことができなくなる気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A worried or shy feeling that stops you doing something you want to do.

• She danced without inhibition.
• He slowly lost his inhibitions.
• Do you have any inhibitions about singing in public?

使い方： inhibitions about doing something (He has inhibitions about speaking in public.)

類義語： restraint, self-consciousness

よく使う表現： social inhibition, lack of inhibition

阻害、抑制

体内の働きや化学反応などを止めたり遅くしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The stopping or slowing of a process, especially one in the body or involving chemicals.

• The chemical caused inhibition of growth.
• We measured enzyme inhibition in the laboratory.
• Inhibition of this reaction reduces the amount of heat produced.

使い方： inhibition of something (The drug causes inhibition of cell growth.)

類義語： suppression, blocking

反対語： stimulation

よく使う表現： enzyme inhibition, growth inhibition, inhibition of activity