（仮）パンデミックに関する英語表現集

（規制などを）緩和する、緩める

loosen (〜)
動詞
※通例は他動詞として用いられるが、自動詞の用法もある。

As quarantine restrictions in China loosen, Beijing's residents are cautiously returning to the public spaces they love.
※自動詞の例；twitterの見出し


Now, new case counts are dropping in China and, even though there is concern about a possible second wave of patients, some quarantine restrictions are being loosened.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/...


Some of Europe, ‘Walking a Tightrope,’ Will Loosen Coronavirus Restrictions
※他動詞の例；記事の見出し
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/europe/co...

Gingerly, and with plenty of caveats, some corners of Europe are tiptoeing toward a loosening of the strict lockdown measures that have been in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
※派生の名詞 「…の緩和」a loosening of の例；上記記事のtwitterの見出しから


Spain loosens restrictions on children after an outcry
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52377357?ns_mc...

自動詞、他動詞どちらの用例もあるが、他動詞のほうが見かける頻度はずっと高い。

Originally created by tmrowing_elt on 2020-04-09.
Original page deleted by nofrills on 2020-04-22 due to title change.