- 脅威
- きょうい
threat
menace* * *きょうい【脅威】*threat/θrét/ 〖U〗〖C〗〔…を〕脅(おびや)かすもの〔to, against〕a serious threat to Japan's trade 日本の貿易にとっての脅威
*menace〖C〗〖U〗《文》脅威;[a ~]〔…に対する〕危険(な物[人])〔to〕In dry weather forest fires are a menace. 乾燥した天気には, 森林の火事は脅威である.
◇ → 脅威を与える* * *きょうい【脅威】a menace; a threat; a danger 《to…》; the fear inspired by a threat.●不断の脅威 a constant [standing] menace [threat, danger]
・世界平和に対する脅威 a threat [menace] to world peace
・自然の脅威 the ferocity of nature
・核の脅威 the nuclear threat.
●脅威となる[を与える] menace 《a country with war》; threaten 《the peace of the world》; become [be] a menace 《to…》; pose [constitute] a threat 《to…》
・それはわが国の安全にとって重大な脅威となるであろう. It will constitute [pose, become] a grave menace to the safety of our nation. | It will seriously threaten the security of this country.
●…の脅威にさらされる be exposed to the menace [threat, danger] of 《war》
・…の脅威に脅(おび)える be frightened by the threat of….
●脅威を感じる feel the threat 《of…》; feel menaced 《by [with]…》; feel threatened 《with…》
・相手国に脅威を与えるような軍備 armaments that inspire fear in the other country
・核軍備の拡張は世界平和に脅威をもたらしている. The spread of nuclear armaments is threatening world peace.
●俊足で鳴る彼の存在は他のチームにとって脅威であった. He was noted as a swift runner, whose mere presence was daunting to other teams.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.