meditation

瞑想

心を落ち着かせるためや宗教的な目的で、静かに意識を集中すること。

やさしい英語で： A practice of quietly focusing your mind, often to feel calm or as part of religion.

• Meditation helps me relax.
• We began the morning with ten minutes of meditation.
• Have you tried meditation before bed?

よく使う表現： daily meditation, meditation practice, guided meditation

考察、思索的な文章

宗教や人生などの主題を深く考えて述べた文章や話。

やさしい英語で： A piece of writing or speech that explores a subject thoughtfully, often religion or ideas about life.

• The poem is a meditation on loss.
• He published several meditations on faith.
• The film offers a quiet meditation on growing old.

使い方： a meditation on something (Her essay is a meditation on friendship.)

類義語： reflection

よく使う表現： meditation on life, philosophical meditation, brief meditation

熟考、思索

ある事柄について、注意深くじっくり考えること。

やさしい英語で： Careful, deep thought about a subject.

• She sat in deep meditation.
• After long meditation, he decided to forgive them.
• The question required careful meditation.

使い方： meditation on something (He spent the evening in meditation on his future.)

類義語： reflection, contemplation, thought

よく使う表現： deep meditation, quiet meditation, meditation on something