(仮)パンデミックに関する英語表現集 - (〜を)緩和する、緩める、和らげる; 和らぐ: ease (〜)

日本語

(〜を)緩和する、緩める、和らげる; 和らぐ

英語での表現&単語の場合は品詞

ease
動詞
※自動詞、他動詞ともに用いられる。

英語例文&出典

Boris Johnson’s fever eases after second night in ICU battling coronavirus
https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/british-pm-boris-joh...
※自動詞の例;記事の見出し

Coronavirus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fever started easing as he remained in intensive care Wednesday — as Queen Elizabeth II sent a message of support to his pregnant fiancée, according to reports.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/british-pm-boris-joh...
※自動詞の例;記事のリード

Spain’s New Virus Infections Fall as Austria Eases Lockdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-06...
※他動詞の例;記事の見出し

People allowed to leave China's Wuhan as coronavirus lockdown eases
※自動詞の例;記事の見出し。出典は下記

The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave of infection if such restrictions are eased too soon.
※受動態の例
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavi...


補足・特記事項など

類義語にrelax, loosenがある。

動名詞から普通名詞 (可算名詞)に転じて、「... の緩和(策)」 an easing of ... としても使われる。

Some non-essential workers in Spain will return to work this week as part of an easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Bars and public spaces are scheduled to remain closed for at least another two weeks.
※twitterのリード文。


"We are starting to see a little bit of an easing of the lockdown as the curve has flattened."
※twitter のリード文での引用。

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