英語の学び場

時事英語キーワード [No.1-No.50] [No.1] weapon <something that is used for fighting or attacking somebody, such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc.> [No.2] landmine <a bomb placed(hidden) on or under the ground, which explodes when a person or a vehicle moves over it.> [No.3] disarmament <the act of a country or a group of people reducing the size of its armed forces or the number of weapons (especially nuclear weapons) that it has> [No.4] acid rain <rain that contains harmful chemicals from cars or factory gases and that can damage the environment.> [No.5] global warming <the increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by the increase of amounts of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide.> [No.6] greenhouse effect <the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth as a result of an increase of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air.> [No.7] racism <unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race, or violent behavior toward them.> [No.8] sexism <the belief that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other; unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex, or the attitude that causes this.> [No.9] artificial intelligence (AI) <the study of how to make computers do intelligent things that people can do, such as think and make decisions; a type of computer technology which is concerned with making machines work in such an intelligent way that the human mind works.> [No.10] generative AI <artificial intelligence that is capable of generating new content, especially text or images.> [No.11] coup <a sudden change of government that is sometimes illegal and often violent by citizens or the army.> [No.12] regime <a government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way.> [No.13] assassinate <to murder an important person, especially for political reasons.> [No.14] espionage <the activity of secretly getting secret information about another country or company by using spies.> [No.15] diplomacy <the job or activity of managing relations between different countries; the skill in doing this.> [No.16] diplomat <a person whose job is to officially represent his or her country in a foreign country.> [No.17] diplomatic immunity <special rights given to diplomats working in a foreign country, which mean they cannot be arrested, taxed, etc. in that country.> [No.18] holocaust <a situation in which many things are destroyed and many people killed especially because of a war.> [No.19] genocide <the deliberate murder of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group.> [No.20] hierarchy <a system in a society or an organization in which people are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest.> <the most important and powerful members of an organization.> [No.21] patriotism <love of one’s country and the feeling of being proud of it.> [No.22] dictator <a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by military force.> [No.23] colony <a country or an area that is under the political control of a more powerful country.> [No.24] poverty line[level] <the level of income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help.> [No.25] slum <an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live and their houses are dirty and in bad condition.> [No.26] inner city <the part near the center of a large city, especially where the buildings are in a bad condition and the people are poor.> [No.27] general election <an election in which all the people in a country can vote to choose people to represent them in parliament.> [No.28] political party <a group of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country through government.> [No.29] referendum <an occasion when all the people of a country vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject(an important issue), rather than voting for a person.> [No.30] domestic <of or inside a particular country; relating to family relationships and life at home.> [No.31] embargo <an official order to stop trade with a particular country; to officially stop particular goods being traded with a particular country.> [No.32] invade <to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it.> [No.33] ransom <an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner.> [No.34] municipality <a town, city, or other small area(district) with its own local government to make decisions about local affairs; the officials in that government.> [No.35] constituency <a district of a country that elects a representative to a parliament; the people who live and vote in a particular district.> [No.36] baptism <a Christian ceremony in which a few drops of water are poured on a person or a person is covered with water in order to welcome the person into the Christian Church and often to officially name the person.> [No.37] atheist <a person who believes that God or gods do not exist.> [No.38] pluralism <the existence of people of many different races, religions, and political beliefs in one society; the belief that it is possible and good for different (ethnic) groups to live together in peace in one society.> [No.39] terrorism <the use of violence such as bombing, shooting, or kidnapping in order to achieve political aims or to make a government do something.> [No.40] casualty <a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident; someone or something that suffers as a result of a particular event or situation.> [No.41] ceasefire <an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time, especially in order for parties concerned to make a permanent agreement.> [No.42] deploy <to organize or move soldiers, military equipment, etc. in order for them to be in the right place and ready to be used.> [No.43] landslide <a sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, etc. down a mountain, hill, cliff, etc.> <a victory in an election in which one person or party gets a lot more votes than the other(s).> [No.44] scapegoat <a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done.> [No.45] paradigm shift <a great and important change in which the usual way of thinking or doing something is replaced by another way of thinking or doing something.> [No.46] grass roots < [the -] ordinary people in society or in an organization, rather than the leaders.> [No.47] epicenter <the point on the earth's surface directly above the origin of an earthquake.> [No.48] household <all the people who live together in one house.> [No.49] pros and cons <[the-] the advantages and disadvantages of something.> [No.50] xenophobia <a strong feeling of dislike or fear of people from other countries.>