lottery

宝くじ

番号付きの券を買い、その番号が選ばれると賞金がもらえる遊び。

やさしい英語で： A game where you buy a numbered ticket and win money if your numbers are chosen.

• She bought a lottery ticket.
• Have you ever won the lottery?
• The national lottery offers a huge prize this week.

よく使う表現： lottery ticket, win the lottery, play the lottery, national lottery

運任せ

自分で左右できず、結果が運によって決まる状況。

やさしい英語で： A situation where the result depends on luck rather than something you can control.

• Getting a good seat is a lottery.
• The results were a complete lottery.
• Access to these services remains a postcode lottery.

類義語： gamble

よく使う表現： a complete lottery, a postcode lottery, a lottery