class

授業、講座

ある科目を学ぶ授業、または一連の授業。

やさしい英語で： A lesson, or a series of lessons, in which people learn a subject.

• My class starts at nine.
• She takes cooking classes on Saturdays.
• Did you miss the history class yesterday?

類義語： lesson, course

よく使う表現： English class, attend a class, after class, a cooking class

クラス、卒業生一同

一緒に学ぶ学生の集団、または同じ年に卒業する学生たち。

やさしい英語で： A group of students who learn together or finish school or college in the same year.

• Our class has twenty students.
• The teacher asked the whole class to stand.
• She graduated with the class of 2024.

使い方： the class of + year (The class of 2010 held a reunion.)

類義語： student group, year group

よく使う表現： the whole class, a small class, class of something

階級、社会階層

収入、教育、職業などの面で似た立場にある人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people in society with similar amounts of money, education, or types of work.

• They belong to the middle class.
• People from different social classes attended the meeting.
• His books explore class and education.

類義語： social group, social stratum

よく使う表現： working class, middle class, upper class, social class

分類、種類

共通する特徴によってまとめられた人や物の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of things or people that share particular features.

• These cars are in the same class.
• The animals were divided into several classes.
• This class of chemicals is used in farming.

使い方： a class of something (These medicines belong to a new class of drugs.)

類義語： category, group, type

よく使う表現： class of something, a separate class, the same class

等級、格

同じ種類の物と比べたときの品質の段階。

やさしい英語で： The level of quality something has, especially compared with other things of its kind.

• We travelled first class.
• Their service is in a different class.
• These two hotels are of the same class.

類義語： grade, standard, rank

よく使う表現： first class, second class, top class, a different class

品格、上品さ

洗練された魅力的な雰囲気や、人への敬意が感じられる振る舞い。

やさしい英語で： An attractive, elegant style or a way of behaving that shows good taste and respect for others.

• That woman has class.
• He showed class by congratulating the winner.
• The new curtains add a touch of class.

類義語： elegance, style, sophistication

よく使う表現： have class, show class, a touch of class

分類する

共通する特徴に基づいて、人や物をある集まりに分けること。

やさしい英語で： Put someone or something in a particular group because of the features they share with its members.

• They class this as a luxury.
• The building is classed as a historic monument.
• I would class these two plants together.

使い方： class someone/something as something (The law classes this vehicle as a motorcycle.); class someone/something with someone/something (Critics class her with the best writers of her generation.)

類義語： classify, categorize, group

よく使う表現： class something as something, class something with something

一流の、優秀な

品質、能力、振る舞いなどがとても優れている。

やさしい英語で： Very good in quality, ability, or behaviour.

• She is a class player.
• The singer proved he was a class act.
• Their coach is a class individual who respects every opponent.

類義語： excellent, first-rate, outstanding

反対語： poor

よく使う表現： a class act, a class player, a class performer