classify

分類する

物を種類や特徴に応じてグループに分ける。

やさしい英語で： To put things into groups according to their type or features.

• We classify animals into groups.
• The report classified the incident as an accident.
• How do you classify these plants?

使い方： classify something as something (They classified the building as unsafe.); classify something by something (We classify the books by subject.); classify something into groups (The researchers classified the answers into three groups.)

類義語： categorize, group, sort

よく使う表現： classify something as something, classify by something, classify into groups

機密扱いにする

特定の人だけが見られるように、情報を正式に秘密扱いにする。

やさしい英語で： To officially declare information secret, so only certain people may see it.

• The government classified the report.
• Officials classified details of the military operation.
• Why did they classify those documents?

使い方： classify something as secret (The ministry classified the plans as secret.)

反対語： declassify

よく使う表現： classify a document, classify information, classify as secret