リスク
解説 Definition
危険、リスクという意味です。日本語の「リスク」とほぼ同じですが、英語では事故や損失などが起こる可能性を広く表します。
A risk is the possibility that something harmful, unpleasant, or unsuccessful may happen. It can also refer to a person, action, or situation that creates such a possibility, especially in decisions involving safety, money, or planning.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「リスク」と近いが、英語では単なる危険物ではなく、望ましくない結果が起こる「可能性」を中心に表す。a risk、the risk of injury、reduce the risk などの型で覚える。danger は目前の危険そのもの、risk は将来の損失や事故の可能性という違いを意識する。
The Japanese loanword リスク gives you the basic idea, but in English risk usually focuses on the possibility of a bad result, not only on a dangerous object or situation. Learn common patterns such as a risk, the risk of injury, take a risk, and reduce the risk. Compare it with danger: danger often names an actual threatening condition, while risk emphasizes uncertainty about what may happen. Picture checking a plan before acting and asking, “What could go wrong, and how likely is it?” That question captures the meaning used in the examples.
例文
There is a risk.
リスクがあります。
This plan has a small risk.
この計画には小さなリスクがあります。
We should understand the risk first.
まずリスクを理解するべきです。
risk の類義語・関連語
risk の語源・成り立ち Etymology
イタリア語 risico/risco（危険）から。アラビア語 rizq（神から与えられる糧・運命）が語源とされ、地中海貿易で「航海の危険」を指す商業用語として広まった。関連語: risky（危険な）、risqué（きわどい）。
Risk entered English through French and Italian commercial vocabulary, including Italian risco or rischio, used for danger or exposure to possible loss. It became especially useful in trade, insurance, and maritime contexts, where merchants had to describe uncertain losses. Its deeper origin is disputed, so no single remote source is certain. Modern English uses risk broadly for the possibility of harm, failure, or loss.
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