average

平均

数の集まりの中間や、全体の特徴を表す数値。

やさしい英語で： A number that represents the middle or typical value of a group of numbers.

• Her score was above the average.
• These figures give an average for the whole country.
• The class average fell this year.

使い方： an average of something (The survey gives an average of the reported figures.); on average (On average, we receive ten calls a day.)

よく使う表現： above average, below average, national average

平均、算術平均

いくつかの数を合計し、その数の個数で割った値。

やさしい英語で： The total of a group of numbers divided by how many numbers there are.

• The average of two and six is four.
• Add the scores and divide by five to find the average.
• We calculated the average of all ten measurements.

使い方： the average of something (The average of four and eight is six.)

類義語： mean, arithmetic mean

よく使う表現： calculate the average, average of something, take the average

平均、打率

選手の競技結果から計算し、成績のよさを表す数値。

やさしい英語で： A number showing how well a player performs, calculated from their results in a sport.

• His batting average improved.
• She finished the season with the highest scoring average.
• What was his average before the final match?

よく使う表現： batting average, scoring average, season average

平均的な、普通の

特によくも悪くもなく、普通または中程度である。

やさしい英語で： Neither especially good nor especially bad; ordinary or in the middle.

• He is an average player.
• The food was average, but the service was friendly.
• She is of average height for her age.

類義語： ordinary, typical, unremarkable

反対語： exceptional

よく使う表現： average player, average quality, average ability

平均的な、一般的な

ある集団の大半の人や物に見られる、普通の特徴を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having the usual features of most people or things in a group.

• The average person needs regular sleep.
• What does an average family spend on food?
• On an average day, she answers twenty emails.

類義語： typical, ordinary, normal

反対語： atypical

よく使う表現： average person, average family, average day

並の、平均的な

他と比べて、質が特によくも悪くもない。

やさしい英語で： Neither especially good nor especially bad compared with others.

• He is an average player.
• The food was average, but the service was excellent.
• Her first essay received an average grade.

類義語： ordinary, unremarkable, mediocre

よく使う表現： average player, average quality, average performance

平均である、平均して達する

平均がある数値になること。

やさしい英語で： To have a particular value when amounts over time or across a group are added and divided.

• Sales average fifty items a day.
• We averaged six hours of sleep last week.
• How many points does she average per game?

使い方： average + amount (The team averages three goals per match.)

よく使う表現： average ten points, average six hours, average fifty kilometres

平均を求める

いくつかの数を足し、合計をその数の個数で割ること。

やさしい英語で： To add several numbers and divide the total by how many numbers there are.

• Average these four numbers.
• We averaged the scores from both tests.
• Have you averaged all the measurements yet?

使い方： average something (Average the five readings to get a more reliable result.)

類義語： calculate the mean of

よく使う表現： average the scores, average the results, average three numbers