manipulation

操作、不正操作

望む結果を得るため、人を不当に操ったり情報を変えたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Controlling people or changing information unfairly to get what you want.

• She recognized his emotional manipulation.
• The report revealed manipulation of the sales figures.
• Political manipulation made the results seem more convincing.

使い方： manipulation of someone/something (The investigation exposed manipulation of the data.)

よく使う表現： emotional manipulation, manipulation of data, political manipulation

操作、加工

特定の結果を得るために、何かを扱ったり変えたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Handling or changing something to produce a particular result.

• Image manipulation can improve a photograph.
• His manipulation of the cards was impressively quick.
• The software allows easy manipulation of large tables.

類義語： handling, processing

よく使う表現： data manipulation, image manipulation, manipulation of cards

心理操作

相手を思いどおりに行動させるため、感情や考えに働きかけること。

やさしい英語で： Influencing someone’s feelings or thoughts to make them act as you want.

• He used guilt as a form of manipulation.
• Her manipulation made him doubt his own judgment.
• The family learned to recognize psychological manipulation.

よく使う表現： psychological manipulation, manipulation of someone, subtle manipulation

手技、手での操作

手を使って、物を丁寧に巧みに動かしたり扱ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Moving or handling something carefully and skilfully with your hands.

• Gentle manipulation loosened the joint.
• The task requires careful manipulation of tiny parts.
• The therapist used manipulation to ease her back pain.

使い方： manipulation of something (Careful manipulation of the pieces freed the mechanism.)

類義語： handling

よく使う表現： gentle manipulation, manipulation of joints, manual manipulation