reincarnation

輪廻転生、生まれ変わり

死後に魂が別の体で再び生きること、またはそれを信じる考え。

やさしい英語で： The belief or process that a person's soul lives again in another body after death.

• Do you believe in reincarnation?
• The book explores reincarnation and memories of past lives.
• He claimed to be the reincarnation of an ancient king.

使い方： reincarnation as someone/something (The story describes his reincarnation as a bird.); a reincarnation of someone (She believed the child was a reincarnation of her grandmother.)

類義語： rebirth, transmigration

よく使う表現： believe in reincarnation, reincarnation of someone, cycle of reincarnation

生まれ変わり、刷新版

以前あったものを大幅に改良した、新しい形。

やさしい英語で： A new and much improved version of something that existed before.

• This game is a reincarnation of an old favourite.
• The band's latest reincarnation has a much richer sound.
• We visited the hotel's luxurious new reincarnation.

使い方： a reincarnation of something (The restaurant is a stylish reincarnation of the old café.)

類義語： revival, reinvention, new version

よく使う表現： a modern reincarnation, reincarnation of something, a new reincarnation