witness

目撃者

出来事、特に事故や犯罪が起こるところを見た人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who saw an event happen, especially an accident or crime.

• Police are looking for a witness.
• Two witnesses saw the car hit the wall.
• Were you a witness to the argument?

使い方： witness to something (She was a witness to the accident.)

類義語： eyewitness, observer

よく使う表現： a witness, witness to something

証人

事件について知っていることを裁判所で話す人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who tells a court what they know about a case.

• The witness answered the lawyer’s questions.
• Three witnesses gave evidence during the trial.
• The judge asked the witness to speak clearly.

使い方： witness for someone/something (He appeared as a witness for the prosecution.)

よく使う表現： witness statement, call a witness, witness for someone, defence witness

目撃する、経験する

出来事が起こるところを見たり、自分で体験したりする。

やさしい英語で： To see an event happen or experience it yourself.

• I witnessed the accident.
• She has witnessed great changes in her town.
• Did anyone witness the man entering the building?

使い方： witness something happen (They witnessed the bridge collapse.)

類義語： see, observe, experience

よく使う表現： witness an accident, witness a change, witness something happen

経験する

場所や時代を主語にして、そこで出来事や変化が起こることを表す。

やさしい英語で： If a place or period experiences an event or change, it happens there or during that time.

• The city witnessed rapid growth.
• The last decade has witnessed major changes in education.
• These streets witnessed fierce fighting during the war.

類義語： experience, see

よく使う表現： witness rapid growth, witness major changes, witness a decline

署名に立ち会う

公的な文書への署名を見届け、確認のために自分も署名する。

やさしい英語で： To watch someone sign an official document and add your signature to confirm it.

• Can you witness my signature?
• A neighbour witnessed the signing of her will.
• The deed must be witnessed by an independent adult.

類義語： attest

よく使う表現： witness a signature, witness a will, witness a deed