admission

入場、入学

場所への入場や、学校、団体、催しへの参加を認めること。

やさしい英語で： Permission to enter a place or join a school, organization, or event.

• Admission is by ticket only.
• She applied for admission to the university.
• They refused him admission to the club.

使い方： admission to something (Admission to the museum requires a ticket.)

類義語： entry, access, admittance

よく使う表現： admission to university, gain admission, refuse admission

告白、自認

特に過ちや恥ずかしい事実について、それが本当だと認める発言。

やさしい英語で： A statement that something is true, especially something wrong or embarrassing.

• His admission shocked us.
• She made an admission about her mistake.
• By his own admission, he knew very little.

使い方： admission of something (His admission of guilt surprised everyone.); admission that… (Her admission that she had lied upset me.)

類義語： acknowledgment, confession

反対語： denial

よく使う表現： admission of guilt, make an admission

入場料

ある場所に入ったり、催しに参加したりするために払うお金。

やさしい英語で： The money you pay to enter a place or attend an event.

• Admission costs five pounds.
• Children pay half the usual admission.
• Does admission include the special exhibition?

類義語： entry fee, entrance fee

よく使う表現： free admission, pay admission, admission fee, charge admission