- 急激な
- きゅうげきな【急激な】*sudden〖S〗突然の, 急な
a sudden change 急激な変化
give the knob a sudden wrench ノブを急激に回す.
abrupt[通例限定]急な, 突然のan abrupt turn 急激な旋回.
**sharp〖S〗[通例限定](上昇・落下・旋回などが)急激なNobody anticipated such a sharp decline in interest rates. そんなに急激に利率が下がるとはだれも予想しなかった(=Nobody anticipated that interest rates would decline so sharply. ).
*rapid〖S〗速い, 急なThe Establishment is [are] opposed to rapid change. 支配層は急激な変化に反対している.
◇ → 急激に
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.