rank

階級

組織、特に軍隊で、権限の高さを示す正式な段階。

やさしい英語で： An official level of authority in an organization, especially the army.

• His rank is captain.
• She was promoted to a higher rank.
• Officers of different ranks attended the meeting.

使い方： rank of someone/something (She holds the rank of captain.)

よく使う表現： military rank, rank of captain, senior rank

順位

質や大きさなどで人や物を比べて並べたときの位置。

やさしい英語で： A position in a list that compares people or things by quality, size, or another feature.

• Her rank in the class is fifth.
• The school rose to a higher rank this year.
• What rank did our team achieve?

類義語： position, ranking

よく使う表現： high rank, low rank, overall rank

社会的地位、身分

家柄、財産、重要性などによって決まる、社会での立場。

やさしい英語で： A person’s position in society according to their family, wealth, or importance.

• His family enjoyed high social rank.
• People of every rank gathered in the square.
• She married a man of lower rank.

類義語： status, standing

よく使う表現： social rank, high rank, equal rank

横列、段

チェス盤にある、左右に伸びる八つの横列の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the eight rows of squares running from left to right on a chessboard.

• The king stood on the back rank.
• Her pawn reached the eighth rank.
• Two rooks controlled the seventh rank.

類義語： row

よく使う表現： back rank, eighth rank, seventh rank

位置する、順位に入る

他の人や物と比べたとき、ある順位や位置にあること。

やさしい英語で： To have a particular position when compared with other people or things.

• Our team ranks second.
• The city ranked third for public transport.
• Does this school rank highly?

使い方： rank among someone/something (The college ranks among the best in the country.); rank as something (This ranks as her greatest achievement.)

類義語： place, stand

よく使う表現： rank first, rank among something, rank highly

順位をつける、評価する

質や重要性などを比べて、人や物に順位を付けること。

やさしい英語で： To put people or things in order by comparing their quality, importance, or another feature.

• Please rank these books from best to worst.
• The judges ranked her first.
• How would you rank the three candidates?

使い方： rank someone/something by something (We rank applicants by their experience.); rank someone/something as something (Readers ranked it as the best novel.); rank someone/something above someone/something (I rank safety above comfort.)

類義語： rate, order

よく使う表現： rank something first, rank by importance, rank the candidates

悪臭のする、臭い

においや味が非常に強く、不快な様子。

やさしい英語で： Having a very strong, unpleasant smell or taste.

• His socks smelled rank.
• A rank smell came from the bin.
• The old cooking oil had a rank taste.

類義語： foul, stinking, rancid

反対語： fragrant

よく使う表現： rank smell, rank breath, rank taste

全くの、ひどい

悪いことが全くのものであると強調し、批判を強める言い方。

やさしい英語で： Complete and very bad; used to emphasize criticism.

• That claim is rank nonsense.
• The decision showed rank stupidity.
• Only a rank amateur would make that mistake.

類義語： utter, absolute, complete

よく使う表現： rank amateur, rank hypocrisy, rank stupidity