retention

保持、維持

何かを保管したり、持ち続けたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of keeping something or continuing to have it.

• Better pay improved staff retention.
• The soil's water retention helps plants survive dry weather.
• Our data retention policy explains how long we keep customer records.

使い方： retention of something (The rules require the retention of these records for five years.)

類義語： keeping, preservation

よく使う表現： staff retention, water retention, retention of something

記憶保持、記憶力

知識や経験を記憶にとどめておく能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to keep facts or experiences in your memory.

• Sleep helps memory retention.
• Short quizzes improved the students' retention of facts.
• Does writing notes help your retention of new information?

使い方： retention of something (Regular review improves retention of new vocabulary.)

類義語： memory, recall

よく使う表現： memory retention, retention of information, improve retention

記憶

人の記憶に残っている知識や経験。

やさしい英語で： The facts or experiences that remain in someone's memory.

• Her retention of the journey was fragmentary.
• His mental retention included faces but very few names.
• My retention of those early years has faded.

使い方： retention of something (His retention of that distant summer consisted of a few vivid images.)

類義語： memory, recollection

よく使う表現： retention of something, mental retention

尿閉、排泄物の貯留

尿や便を正常に体の外へ出せず、体内にたまる状態。

やさしい英語で： A condition in which the body cannot let out urine or solid waste normally.

• The patient developed urinary retention.
• A catheter relieved the retention of urine.
• The doctor assessed her bowel retention after surgery.

使い方： retention of urine (Retention of urine can cause severe discomfort.)

よく使う表現： urinary retention, acute retention, retention of urine