synergy

相乗効果

人や集団、物が協力したり組み合わさったりして生まれる追加の利点。

やさしい英語で： Extra benefits gained when people, groups, or things work together or are combined.

• The merger created useful synergy.
• Their different skills produce a natural synergy.
• We hope to find new synergies across departments.

使い方： synergy between A and B (There is useful synergy between the design and sales teams.)

よく使う表現： create synergy, business synergy, synergy between teams

相乗作用、相乗効果

薬を併用すると、それぞれの効果の合計より強い効果が出ること。

やさしい英語で： When drugs used together have a greater effect than their separate effects added together.

• The drugs showed strong synergy.
• This synergy allows doctors to use lower doses.
• Tests revealed synergy between the two cancer medicines.

使い方： synergy between A and B (The researchers found synergy between the two antibiotics.)

類義語： synergism

反対語： antagonism

よく使う表現： drug synergy, antibiotic synergy, synergy between drugs

結合エネルギー

結びついている粒子を引き離すために必要なエネルギー。

やさしい英語で： The energy needed to separate particles that are held together.

• The paper uses synergy to mean binding energy.
• Their model calculates the synergy of the particles.
• A higher synergy means more energy is needed to separate the particles.

類義語： binding energy

よく使う表現： nuclear synergy, synergy of particles

協働作用、相乗作用

筋肉や神経、臓器が一つの働きのために協力すること。

やさしい英語で： The way muscles, nerves, or organs work together to perform a task.

• Muscle synergy makes smooth movement possible.
• The study examined synergy between different muscle groups.
• Damage to a nerve can disrupt this synergy.

使い方： synergy between A and B (Walking requires synergy between muscles and nerves.)

類義語： coordination, cooperation

よく使う表現： muscle synergy, digestive synergy, synergy between muscles