cohort

同期集団、コホート

同じプログラムを一緒に始めたり、参加したりする人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who begin or take part in a programme together.

• Our cohort finishes training tomorrow.
• This year’s cohort includes forty students.
• We compared the results with those of the previous cohort.

使い方： cohort of someone (The new cohort of students starts classes next week.)

類義語： group, intake

よく使う表現： cohort of students, first cohort, new cohort

コホート、同年齢集団

年齢などの特徴が共通し、研究でまとめて扱われることが多い集団。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who share a particular feature, such as age, and are often studied together.

• The study followed a large cohort.
• People in this age cohort reported more sleep problems.
• Each birth cohort faced different economic conditions.

使い方： cohort of someone (Researchers followed a cohort of adults born in the same year.)

類義語： group

よく使う表現： age cohort, birth cohort, cohort study

支持者集団

同じ人や主張を支持する人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who support the same person or cause.

• A loyal cohort supported her campaign.
• The leader addressed his cohort of followers.
• Her small cohort continued to defend the proposal.

使い方： cohort of someone (A cohort of supporters followed the candidate through town.)

類義語： group, band

よく使う表現： cohort of supporters, loyal cohort, political cohort

共犯者、仲間

誰かと一緒に行動する人。悪事や違法行為の仲間を指すことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A person who acts with someone else, often in something dishonest or illegal.

• The thief escaped with his cohort.
• Police arrested two of her cohorts.
• He and his cohorts planned the robbery together.

類義語： associate, accomplice

よく使う表現： someone’s cohort, criminal cohort, cohort in crime