injury

けが、負傷

多くは事故によって、人や動物の体に生じる傷や損傷。

やさしい英語で： Damage to a person's or animal's body, often caused by an accident.

• She has a knee injury.
• Two people suffered serious injuries in the crash.
• How long will it take to recover from this injury?

使い方： an injury to something (He suffered an injury to his knee.)

類義語： harm, damage

よく使う表現： a serious injury, head injury, recover from injury, a severe injury

損害、被害

金銭的な損失や精神的な苦痛など、法律上認められる損害。

やさしい英語で： Harm recognized by law, including lost money or emotional suffering.

• The court recognized her financial injury.
• He sought compensation for emotional injury.
• The lawyer must prove that the breach caused injury.

使い方： injury arising from something (The claim concerns injury arising from a broken contract.)

類義語： harm, damage

よく使う表現： financial injury, emotional injury, injury from something

侵害、損害

人の権利、評判、財産、利益を損なうこと。

やさしい英語で： Harm done to someone's rights, reputation, possessions, or interests.

• The article caused injury to his reputation.
• They sought redress for injury to their property rights.
• The court examined the alleged injury to her interests.

使い方： injury to something (The false report caused injury to her reputation.)

類義語： harm, damage, wrong

よく使う表現： injury to reputation, injury to rights, suffer an injury