school

学校

生徒が学び、先生が授業を行う場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where students learn and teachers give lessons.

• I walk to school every day.
• Our school has a new science teacher.
• Which school did you attend?

類義語： academy, college, university

よく使う表現： go to school, at school, school teacher

学校

子供が大学などに進む前に教育を受ける施設。

やさしい英語で： An institution where children learn before they go to college or university.

• My daughter starts school tomorrow.
• Both schools teach children aged five to eleven.
• He left school at sixteen and found a job.

よく使う表現： primary school, secondary school, school uniform

学派

集団が共有する考え方、またはその考え方に従う人々。

やさしい英語で： A way of thinking shared by a group, or the people who follow it.

• There are two schools of thought.
• She belongs to a school that values tradition.
• Different philosophical schools offer different answers to this question.

使い方： a school of thought (These writers belong to the same school of thought.)

類義語： movement

よく使う表現： school of thought, a philosophical school, the modern school

群れ

一緒に泳ぐ魚や海の哺乳類の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of fish or sea mammals swimming together.

• We saw a school of fish.
• Two schools of dolphins passed our boat.
• The divers followed a large school of mackerel.

使い方： a school of + plural animal noun (A school of fish swam past the boat.)

類義語： shoal

よく使う表現： school of fish, school of dolphins, a large school

教育する、教える

丁寧な訓練などを通じて、人に知識や技能を身につけさせる。

やさしい英語で： To teach someone knowledge or skills, often through careful training.

• They schooled their children at home.
• She was schooled in the art of negotiation.
• He schools young horses for their future riders.

使い方： school someone in something (Her father schooled her in the basics of chess.)

類義語： teach, train, educate

よく使う表現： school someone in, school young children, school a horse

圧倒する、完勝する

相手を簡単に負かし、自分の方がはるかに優れていると示す。

やさしい英語で： To beat someone easily and show that you are much better at something.

• Their team schooled us yesterday.
• She schooled her brother at basketball.
• I thought I was good until a beginner schooled me.

使い方： school someone at/in something (My little brother schooled me at chess.)

類義語： outclass, trounce

よく使う表現： school someone at, school the opposition, school someone in

抑える、取り繕う

感情が顔に出ないように、意識して表情を抑える。

やさしい英語で： To deliberately control your face so that it does not show your feelings.

• He schooled his expression carefully.
• She schooled her face into a look of calm interest.
• I tried to school my features before opening the door.

使い方： school your expression into something (She schooled her expression into a polite smile.)

類義語： compose, control

よく使う表現： school your expression, school your features, school your face