universe

宇宙

星や惑星、銀河を含む、空間とそこにあるすべてのもの。

やさしい英語で： All of space and everything in it, including stars, planets, and galaxies.

• The universe contains billions of stars.
• Scientists study how the universe began.
• Is there life elsewhere in the universe?

類義語： cosmos

よく使う表現： the universe, observable universe, expanding universe, physical universe

架空世界、物語世界

物語の舞台となり、登場人物が存在する架空の世界。

やさしい英語で： The imaginary world or worlds where a story and its characters exist.

• The story takes place in a magical universe.
• Both films belong to the same fictional universe.
• She created a universe filled with strange creatures.

類義語： world, story world

よく使う表現： fictional universe, fantasy universe, shared universe

世界

生活や活動、経験のある分野全体を、一つの世界と見たもの。

やさしい英語で： A whole area of life, activity, or experience considered as a world of its own.

• Music is the center of her universe.
• The exhibition opens up an unfamiliar artistic universe.
• Their social universes rarely overlap.

類義語： world, sphere, realm

よく使う表現： musical universe, cultural universe, someone’s universe, personal universe

全体、全集合

考察の対象となる物や可能性をすべて含む集まり。

やさしい英語で： The complete collection of things or possibilities being considered.

• We narrowed the universe of possible choices.
• The survey covers the entire universe of eligible households.
• Only a few companies in this investment universe met our requirements.

使い方： universe of something (The database covers a vast universe of possible investments.)

類義語： totality, complete set

よく使う表現： universe of possibilities, universe of choices, investment universe