seizure

発作、けいれん発作

脳の異常な活動で突然起こり、けいれんや意識の喪失を伴うことがある発作。

やさしい英語で： A sudden attack caused by unusual brain activity, which may cause shaking or loss of awareness.

• He had a seizure.
• The medicine helps prevent seizures.
• She lost consciousness during the seizure.

使い方： have a seizure (The patient had a seizure this morning.)

類義語： fit

よく使う表現： have a seizure, epileptic seizure

押収、差し押さえ

物や人を、力ずくで、または法律上の権限によって確保すること。

やさしい英語で： The act of taking something or someone by force or legal authority.

• Police reported a drug seizure.
• The court ordered the seizure of his assets.
• Customs officers made several seizures last week.

使い方： seizure of something (The seizure of the weapons took several hours.)

類義語： confiscation, capture

よく使う表現： seizure of property, drug seizure, seizure of goods, seizure of power

発作

突然こみ上げる強い感情、または急に襲ってくる痛み。

やさしい英語で： A sudden strong feeling or attack of pain.

• A seizure of fear stopped him.
• She felt a sudden seizure of pain.
• The news brought on a seizure of grief.

使い方： seizure of something (A seizure of anger overwhelmed him.)

類義語： attack, fit

よく使う表現： seizure of pain, seizure of fear