threat

脅威、危険

人に害を与えたり、重大な問題を起こしたりする可能性のある人やもの。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that could hurt people or cause serious problems.

• The loose wire is a threat to safety.
• Pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife.
• Are these insects a threat to our crops?

使い方： a threat to someone/something (This disease is a threat to young trees.)

類義語： danger, hazard

よく使う表現： pose a threat, serious threat, security threat

脅し、脅迫

人に何かをさせるためなどに、害を与えたり問題を起こしたりすると告げる言葉。

やさしい英語で： Words saying you will hurt someone or cause trouble, often to make them do something.

• He made a threat against me.
• She received threats after speaking publicly.
• His threat to leave made them reconsider.

使い方： a threat to do something (His threat to quit worried his manager.)

よく使う表現： make a threat, death threat, empty threat, violent threat

危険、恐れ

近いうちに有害なことが起きる兆しや可能性。

やさしい英語で： A sign or possibility that something harmful may happen soon.

• The threat of rain kept us indoors.
• There was no immediate threat of violence.
• They closed the school because of a bomb threat.

使い方： the threat of something (The threat of flooding forced us to leave.)

類義語： risk, danger

よく使う表現： threat of rain, immediate threat, looming threat