standard

標準的な、通常の

普段よく使われる、または普通とされる。

やさしい英語で： Usual or normally used, rather than unusual or specially chosen.

• Breakfast is included in the standard price.
• Checking identification is standard procedure here.
• All these cars come with standard equipment.

類義語： usual, normal, ordinary, regular

反対語： unusual

よく使う表現： standard practice, standard procedure, standard equipment, a standard room

規格に合った、標準の

大きさや量、品質などが、認められた規格や基準に合っている。

やさしい英語で： Matching an accepted size, amount, quality, or other agreed measure.

• The shelf fits standard bottles.
• These doors are all a standard width.
• Check that the machine uses standard voltage.

類義語： standardized, regulation

反対語： nonstandard

よく使う表現： standard size, standard dimensions, standard weight, standard voltage

定評のある、権威ある

信頼できる資料や優れた手本として、広く認められている。

やさしい英語で： Widely respected and accepted as a reliable source or an excellent example.

• This is a standard reference work.
• Her book became the standard text on the subject.
• Students still consult these standard works of history.

使い方： a standard work on something (This remains a standard work on medieval history.)

類義語： authoritative, definitive

よく使う表現： a standard work, standard reference work, a standard textbook

水準、基準

期待される、求められる、または達成される品質や成果の程度。

やさしい英語で： A level of quality or success that people expect, require, or achieve.

• The food meets a high standard.
• Her work fell below the required standard.
• We are trying to raise standards in every school.

使い方： standard of something (The school maintains a high standard of teaching.); meet a standard (The work must meet our safety standard.)

類義語： level, quality

よく使う表現： a high standard, meet a standard, minimum standard, standard of living

基準、標準

他のものを比べる際の手本や尺度として認められたもの。

やさしい英語で： Something accepted as a model or measure against which other things are compared.

• We used this sample as our standard.
• The method became the gold standard for testing.
• Each instrument was checked against a reference standard.

使い方： a standard against which something is judged (Her work is the standard against which other designs are judged.); a standard for something (The sample provides a standard for comparing colours.)

類義語： benchmark, yardstick, model

よく使う表現： gold standard, reference standard, international standard, standard for comparison

軍旗、旗

兵士が掲げたり、公式の式典で使ったりする旗。

やさしい英語で： A flag carried by soldiers or used in an official ceremony.

• A soldier carried the standard.
• The royal standard flew above the palace.
• The regiment's old standards hang in the hall.

類義語： flag, banner, ensign

よく使う表現： royal standard, regimental standard, carry the standard, raise the standard