grade

成績、評点

試験や学校の課題の出来を表す数字や文字。

やさしい英語で： A letter or number showing how well someone did in a test or piece of schoolwork.

• I got a good grade.
• Her grades improved this year.
• What grade did you get in maths?

使い方： a grade in a subject (He got a high grade in history.); a grade on a test or assignment (She received a good grade on her essay.)

類義語： mark, score

よく使う表現： good grade, exam grade, grade in something

学年

同じくらいの年齢の生徒が学ぶ、学校の段階や年次。

やさしい英語で： A year or level of school that students of a similar age attend.

• She is in first grade.
• My brother starts sixth grade in September.
• Which grade are your children in?

使い方： in a particular grade (My daughter is in third grade.)

類義語： year, school year

よく使う表現： first grade, grade school, grade one, fifth grade

等級、品質

物の品質や価値、状態を示す段階。

やさしい英語で： A level showing the quality, value, or condition of something.

• This beef has a high grade.
• The coins were sorted by grade.
• Different grades of steel are used for different jobs.

使い方： a grade of something (This grade of paper is suitable for printing photographs.)

類義語： rating, quality level

よく使う表現： high grade, low grade, grade of something

採点する、評価する

出来や品質を判断し、点数や等級を付ける。

やさしい英語で： To judge how good something is and give it a score or quality level.

• The teacher graded my test.
• Workers grade the fruit by size and quality.
• Have you finished grading the essays?

使い方： grade something on a scale (Each answer is graded on a scale from one to five.)

類義語： mark, assess, rate

よく使う表現： grade papers, grade an essay, grade something by something

分類する、等級分けする

各データに分類名を付け、グループや段階に分ける。

やさしい英語で： To put data into groups or levels by giving each item a label.

• Researchers graded the scans by severity.
• Each image was graded on a five-point scale.
• Two doctors independently graded the same data.

使い方： grade something by something (The samples were graded by disease severity.); grade something on a scale (The scans were graded on a three-point scale.)

類義語： classify, categorize

よく使う表現： grade data, grade brain scans, grade something by something

整地する、地ならしする

広い土地を、通常は機械で平らにしたり、なだらかな傾斜にしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a large area of ground flat or smoothly sloping, usually with a machine.

• Workers graded the land.
• The road must be graded before we add gravel.
• They are grading the site for a new factory.

類義語： level, smooth

よく使う表現： grade land, grade a road, grade the site