pupil

生徒、児童

学校や先生のもとで学ぶ人。特に子どもを指す。

やさしい英語で： A person who learns at school or receives lessons from a teacher, especially a child.

• Every pupil has a notebook.
• The teacher asked her pupils to work in pairs.
• He was once a pupil at this school.

使い方： pupil of someone (She was a pupil of a famous violin teacher.)

類義語： student, schoolchild, learner

よく使う表現： school pupil, primary school pupil, pupil of someone

生徒、児童

学校で学んでいる子どもや若者。

やさしい英語で： A child or young person who learns at a school.

• Each pupil has a desk.
• The pupils handed their homework to the teacher.
• How many pupils attend this school?

類義語： student, schoolchild

よく使う表現： primary school pupil, new pupil, pupil progress

瞳孔

目の中央にある、光を取り込む黒い丸い穴。

やさしい英語で： The dark, round opening in the middle of your eye that lets light in.

• The pupil gets smaller in bright light.
• The doctor checked both pupils with a small light.
• Her pupils widened when she entered the dark room.

よく使う表現： dilated pupil, pupil size, large pupil

弟子、門下生

芸術や音楽、思想などで、尊敬される専門家から直接学ぶ人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who learns directly from a respected expert, often in art, music, or ideas.

• The painter welcomed a new pupil.
• Several of his pupils became well-known composers.
• As her pupil, I learned to notice small details.

使い方： pupil of someone (She was a pupil of a famous violinist.)

類義語： student, disciple

よく使う表現： pupil of someone, former pupil, talented pupil