mark

跡、汚れ、印

表面にある小さな線や汚れなど、目で見える変化。

やさしい英語で： A small line, spot, or other visible change on a surface.

• There’s a mark on your shirt.
• The pencil left a dark mark.
• Can you remove these marks from the wall?

類義語： spot, trace

よく使う表現： pencil mark, ink mark, mark on something

点数、成績

試験や学校の課題で、どれくらいよくできたかを示す数。

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

• I got a good mark.
• Each correct answer earns two marks.
• What marks did you get in your exams?

使い方： a mark for something (She received a high mark for her essay.)

類義語： score, grade

よく使う表現： good mark, full mark, exam mark

限度、基準

何かが許される範囲内か、正確かを判断するための限度や基準。

やさしい英語で： A limit or standard used to judge whether something is acceptable or accurate.

• His estimate was within the mark.
• That criticism went beyond the mark.
• Her description fell short of the mark.

類義語： limit, standard

よく使う表現： within the mark, beyond the mark, wide of the mark

印をつける、跡をつける

表面に目に見える線や汚れ、印などをつける。

やさしい英語で： To put a visible line, spot, or other sign on a surface.

• These shoes mark the floor.
• Her pen marked the paper.
• Be careful not to mark the wall.

使い方： mark something with something (Mark the box with a red pen.)

よく使う表現： mark the paper, mark a surface, mark something with, mark the floor

示す、目印をつける

印やものを置いて、何かがある場所を示す。

やさしい英語で： To show where something is by putting a sign or object there.

• Mark the spot with a stick.
• She marked her place in the book.
• Red flags mark the edge of the field.

使い方： mark something on something (Mark the campsite on your map.); mark where… (A flag marks where the race begins.)

類義語： indicate, show

よく使う表現： mark a spot, mark the boundary, mark a place

注意する、心に留める

何かにしっかり注意を向け、心に留める。

やさしい英語で： To notice something carefully and remember it.

• Mark my words: he’ll return.
• Mark well what she tells you.
• He marked how quietly the stranger entered.

使い方： mark what/how… (Mark how quickly his mood changes.)

類義語： notice, note, heed

反対語： ignore

よく使う表現： mark my words, mark this well, mark what happens