isolated

孤立した、人里離れた

ほかの人や場所から遠く離れたり、交流が少なかったりする様子。

やさしい英語で： Far from other people or places, or having little contact with others.

• They live in an isolated village.
• She felt isolated after her friends moved away.
• Heavy snow left the farm isolated from nearby towns.

使い方： isolated from someone/something (The village is isolated from the rest of the country.)

類義語： remote, secluded, cut off

反対語： connected

よく使う表現： isolated village, feel isolated, isolated from someone

孤立した

周りの人と考えや経験を共有できず、独りだと感じること。

やさしい英語で： You feel alone because people around you do not share your ideas or experiences.

• I feel isolated at work.
• He felt isolated because nobody shared his interests.
• People with unusual experiences can become isolated within their own communities.

使い方： isolated among someone (She felt isolated among colleagues who did not understand her beliefs.)

類義語： alone, alienated

よく使う表現： feel isolated, socially isolated, isolated among colleagues

単発の、散発的な

繰り返す問題や傾向の一部ではなく、一度だけ、または別個に起きること。

やさしい英語で： Happening only once or separately, rather than as part of a repeated problem or pattern.

• It was an isolated incident.
• Doctors reported a few isolated cases.
• This isolated mistake does not reflect her usual work.

類義語： one-off, single

反対語： repeated, recurring

よく使う表現： isolated incident, isolated case, isolated example

隔離する、隔絶させる

接触したり影響し合ったりしないよう、人や物をほかから離すこと。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone or something separate from others so they cannot meet or affect each other.

• The hospital isolated the patient.
• Thick walls isolated us from the noise.
• Researchers isolate each sample before testing it.

使い方： isolate someone/something from someone/something (The walls isolate the room from outside noise.)

類義語： separate, cut off, segregate

反対語： connect, integrate

よく使う表現： isolate someone, isolate a patient, isolate something from