vampire

吸血鬼、ヴァンパイア

死後によみがえり、生きている人の血を飲むとされる架空の存在。

やさしい英語で： An imaginary dead person who returns to life and drinks the blood of living people.

• The story is about a vampire.
• A vampire appeared outside the castle at midnight.
• Do vampires sleep in coffins in this film?

類義語： bloodsucker

よく使う表現： vampire story, vampire bite, vampire film, vampire legend

エネルギーバンパイア

要求や言動によって周りの人を疲れさせ、気力を奪う人。

やさしい英語で： Someone whose demands or behavior leave other people feeling tired and without energy.

• That emotional vampire leaves me exhausted.
• He becomes an energy vampire whenever he complains for hours.
• Dealing with social vampires can make ordinary conversations tiring.

よく使う表現： emotional vampire, energy vampire, social vampire

吸血鬼、搾取者

人のお金や資源、力を絶えず奪う人や物。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that continually takes away another person’s money, resources, or strength.

• That financial vampire keeps asking for loans.
• The faulty app is a battery vampire.
• These resource vampires consume funds intended for essential services.

類義語： drain, leech

よく使う表現： financial vampire, battery vampire, resource vampire

吸血鬼、ヴァンパイア

日光を避ける、肌がとても青白いなど、吸血鬼を思わせる人。

やさしい英語で： A person with habits or features associated with blood-drinking creatures, such as avoiding daylight or having very pale skin.

• He jokingly calls himself a vampire because he avoids daylight.
• My sister is a vampire who stays awake all night.
• With such pale skin and nighttime habits, she seems like a vampire.

類義語： heliophobe, goth

よく使う表現： pale vampire, vampire by habit, look like a vampire

吸血コウモリ、チスイコウモリ

ほかの動物の血を吸って栄養を得る、小さなコウモリ。

やさしい英語で： A small flying animal that feeds on blood from other animals.

• The vampire feeds on animal blood.
• A common vampire can bite sleeping cattle.
• Researchers found vampires resting in the cave.

類義語： vampire bat

よく使う表現： common vampire, vampire bat, vampire colony