lapse

うっかりミス、失念

一瞬の不注意や物忘れによる失敗。

やさしい英語で： A brief mistake or failure to remember or pay enough attention.

• I had a memory lapse.
• A lapse in concentration caused the accident.
• She regretted that brief lapse of judgment.

使い方： lapse in something (One lapse in attention can be dangerous.); lapse of something (That decision was a lapse of judgment.)

類義語： slip, error, oversight

よく使う表現： memory lapse, lapse in concentration, lapse of judgment

悪習に戻る

やめようとしていた悪い習慣を、また始めてしまう。

やさしい英語で： To start doing something harmful again after trying to stop.

• He lapsed into his old habits.
• She had stopped smoking but lapsed last weekend.
• Stress made him lapse back into heavy drinking.

使い方： lapse into something (He lapsed into gambling again.); lapse back into something (She lapsed back into her old routine.)

類義語： relapse, backslide

よく使う表現： lapse into something, lapse back into

ミスをする

注意を怠ったために間違いをする。

やさしい英語で： To make a mistake because you stop being careful.

• Even careful workers sometimes lapse.
• He lapsed in his duty to check the figures.
• Her attention lapsed, and she missed the warning.

使い方： lapse in something (She lapsed in her duty to report the damage.)

類義語： slip, err

よく使う表現： lapse in something, occasionally lapse