reliever

鎮痛剤、緩和剤

痛みや不安などの不快な感覚を和らげるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that reduces pain, worry, or another unpleasant feeling.

• This medicine is a pain reliever.
• Walking is a good stress reliever for me.
• Ask the pharmacist which pain relievers are suitable.

よく使う表現： pain reliever, stress reliever, effective reliever

救援投手、リリーフ投手

野球で、それまで投げていた投手に代わって登板する選手。

やさしい英語で： A baseball player who takes over throwing the ball after another pitcher leaves the game.

• The reliever struck out two batters.
• They brought in a reliever during the sixth inning.
• Our best reliever was unavailable for yesterday’s game.

類義語： relief pitcher

よく使う表現： reliever on the mound, bring in a reliever, left-handed reliever

交代要員、代役

他の人が休んだり帰ったりできるよう、一時的にその仕事をする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who temporarily does someone else’s work so that person can rest or leave.

• The reliever arrived before my break.
• She works as a reliever when regular staff are absent.
• We need two relievers to cover the night shift.

類義語： replacement, substitute, stand-in

よく使う表現： temporary reliever, shift reliever, work as a reliever