senior

上級の、高位の

職場や集団で地位が高い、または責任が大きい。

やさしい英語で： Having a higher position or greater responsibility in a job or group.

• Ask a senior member of staff.
• He became a senior manager last year.
• Several senior officers attended the meeting.

使い方： senior to someone (She is senior to me in the department.)

類義語： high-ranking, higher-ranking

反対語： junior

よく使う表現： senior manager, senior staff, senior officer, senior position

高齢の、年配の

年齢が高く、特に一般的な退職年齢に達しているか、それを超えている。

やさしい英語で： Older, especially at or beyond the usual age for stopping work.

• Senior citizens get cheaper tickets.
• The library offers classes for senior residents.
• Do you offer a senior discount?

類義語： older, elderly

反対語： younger

よく使う表現： senior citizen, senior citizens, senior discount, senior years

最終学年の、高校の

学校や大学の最終学年、または高校の上級学年に関する。

やさしい英語で： Relating to the final year of school or university, or the upper years of high school.

• She is in her senior year.
• Our senior prom is in May.
• He teaches science at a senior high school.

反対語： junior

よく使う表現： senior year, senior high school, senior prom, senior class

一般の、シニアの

若手や初心者ではなく、一定の年齢や経験を超えた選手向けの。

やさしい英語で： For players above a particular age or experience level, rather than younger or less experienced players.

• He joined the senior team.
• She won her first senior championship last year.
• The club has separate junior and senior leagues.

類義語： adult

反対語： junior

よく使う表現： senior team, senior league, senior hockey, senior competition

最終学年の学生、卒業学年の学生

高校や大学などの最終学年に在籍する学生。

やさしい英語で： A student in the last year of high school, college, or university.

• My brother is a senior.
• The seniors are preparing for graduation.
• As a college senior, she began applying for jobs.

使い方： a senior at + school/university (She is a senior at a university in Boston.)

類義語： final-year student

よく使う表現： high school senior, college senior, graduating senior, a senior at

高齢者、年長者

他の人より年上の人、または通常６５歳以上の高齢者。

やさしい英語で： A person who is older than another person, or an older adult, usually aged 65 or more.

• Seniors get cheaper tickets.
• She is five years his senior.
• The center offers exercise classes for seniors.

使い方： someone’s senior (He is two years my senior.)

類義語： older person, senior citizen

反対語： junior

よく使う表現： her senior, ten years senior, a senior discount

上司、上役

職場や集団で、他の人より高い地位にいる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who has a higher position than another person in a job or group.

• Ask your senior for advice.
• He showed respect to his seniors.
• Although she is younger, she is my senior at work.

使い方： someone's senior (She is my senior in the department.)

類義語： superior

反対語： junior, subordinate

よく使う表現： someone's senior, respect your senior, consult a senior