norm

標準、普通

ある場所や状況で、普通とされることや予想されること。

やさしい英語で： What is usual or expected in a particular place or situation.

• Working late is the norm here.
• Online meetings have become the norm in our office.
• Her score was well above the norm.

類義語： standard, usual practice

よく使う表現： the norm, become the norm, above the norm, be the norm

規範、慣習

集団や社会が、人々に従うことを求める行動の決まり。

やさしい英語で： A rule about behavior that a group or society expects people to follow.

• Sharing food is a social norm here.
• The novel challenges traditional norms about marriage.
• Children learn the norms of their community.

類義語： rule, convention

よく使う表現： a social norm, a cultural norm, challenge a norm