termination

終了、解約

物事を終わらせること。

やさしい英語で： The act of bringing something to an end.

• They requested termination of the service.
• The agreement allows early termination.
• We received notice of the program’s termination yesterday.

使い方： termination of something (Early termination of the contract may involve a fee.)

類義語： ending, cancellation

反対語： continuation

よく使う表現： termination of something, early termination, termination notice

解雇

雇い主が従業員との雇用関係を終わらせること。

やさしい英語で： The ending of someone’s employment by their employer.

• She received a termination letter.
• The employee challenged his termination in court.
• The company announced the termination of twenty workers.

類義語： dismissal, firing

よく使う表現： termination of employment, wrongful termination, termination letter

終点、終わり

物事が止まったり終わったりする場所や時点。

やさしい英語で： The point or time at which something stops or finishes.

• The route’s termination is at the harbor.
• The lease gives a clear termination date.
• A small station marks the termination of the line.

類義語： end, endpoint

反対語： beginning

よく使う表現： at termination, termination point, termination date

殺害、殺処分

人や動物の命を奪うこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of ending the life of a person or animal.

• The order called for the prisoner’s termination.
• The story describes an agent sent to arrange someone’s termination.
• They opposed the termination of the animal’s life.

類義語： killing

よく使う表現： termination of life, humane termination, order someone’s termination

語尾、接尾辞

単語の末尾にある文字や文字のまとまり。文法的な役割を示すこともある。

やさしい英語で： A letter or group of letters at the end of a word, sometimes showing its grammar.

• The termination changes in the plural.
• Add the termination “ed” to form the past tense.
• These verbs share the same termination.

類義語： ending, suffix

よく使う表現： verb termination, plural termination, termination of something, word termination