underworld

裏社会、犯罪社会

重大な犯罪、特に組織的な犯罪に関わる人々や集団。

やさしい英語で： The people and groups involved in serious, often organized crime.

• He had friends in the underworld.
• Police investigated her links to the criminal underworld.
• The reporter interviewed several underworld figures.

類義語： criminal world

よく使う表現： criminal underworld, underworld connections

冥界、黄泉の国

死んだ人が行くと信じられる場所。よく地面の下にあると考えられる。

やさしい英語で： The place where dead people are believed to go, often imagined below the earth.

• The hero entered the underworld.
• The story describes souls travelling to the underworld.
• Which god ruled the underworld in this myth?

類義語： realm of the dead

よく使う表現： enter the underworld, god of underworld

地下世界

ゲームの世界で、地面の下にある領域。

やさしい英語で： The part of a game’s world located below the ground.

• The next level takes place in the underworld.
• Players can find rare treasures in the underworld.
• We entered the underworld through a hidden tunnel.

よく使う表現： underworld level, explore the underworld