reign

在位期間、治世

王や女王が国を治めている期間。

やさしい英語で： The time during which a king or queen rules a country.

• The king's reign lasted twenty years.
• Several wars broke out during her reign.
• When did the new queen's reign begin?

使い方： reign of someone (The palace was built during the reign of the queen.)

よく使う表現： long reign, during someone's reign

統治、王権

王や女王が権力を使って国を治めること。

やさしい英語で： A king or queen's use of power to govern a country.

• The queen's reign brought peace to the country.
• His reign over the kingdom faced strong opposition.
• Royal laws shaped daily life under her reign.

使い方： reign over something (The king's reign over the islands was challenged.)

類義語： rule, sovereignty, dominion

よく使う表現： under someone's reign, absolute reign

王朝の治世、王朝支配

一つの王家が国を支配している期間。

やさしい英語で： The time during which one ruling family controls a country.

• The dynasty's reign lasted three centuries.
• A foreign invasion ended the ruling family's reign.
• Many temples were built during the reign of that dynasty.

使い方： reign of a dynasty (Trade grew during the reign of the dynasty.)

類義語： rule, ascendancy

よく使う表現： dynasty's reign, reign of something

君臨する、統治する

王や女王として国を治める。

やさしい英語で： To rule a country as its king or queen.

• The queen reigned for fifty years.
• Who reigned before this king?
• Her family has reigned over the country for centuries.

使い方： reign over something (The queen reigned over a large kingdom.); reign as king/queen (He reigned as king for thirty years.)

類義語： rule

よく使う表現： reign over something, reign as king, reign for years, reign as queen

支配する、広がる

ある感情や状態が、その場で何よりも強く感じられる。

やさしい英語で： If a feeling or condition controls a place, it is stronger or more noticeable than anything else there.

• Silence reigned in the room.
• Chaos reigns whenever the manager leaves.
• For a few peaceful hours, calm reigned throughout the village.

類義語： prevail, dominate, predominate

よく使う表現： silence reign, chaos reign, reign supreme