sort

種類、タイプ

共通する特徴を持つ物や人のグループ。

やさしい英語で： A group of things or people that share certain features.

• What sort of fruit is this?
• She enjoys all sorts of music.
• We have never faced this sort of problem before.

使い方： sort of something (What sort of music do you like?)

類義語： kind, type, category

よく使う表現： sort of something, this sort, different sort

人、人物

性質や人柄、特に感じのよさや悪さによって説明される人。

やさしい英語で： A person described as having certain qualities, especially being pleasant or unpleasant.

• He is a good sort.
• Our new neighbour seems a decent sort.
• I thought she was a quiet sort until she joined the debate.

類義語： person

よく使う表現： a good sort, a decent sort, a bad sort

整理、仕分け

物をグループに分けたり、順序よく並べたりする作業。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when you put things into groups or order.

• These papers need a sort.
• We had a quick sort of the cupboard.
• A thorough sort of her clothes took all afternoon.

使い方： a sort of something (I had a sort of the papers in my drawer.)

類義語： sorting, reorganization

よく使う表現： have a sort, a quick sort, a thorough sort

仕分ける、分類する

共通する特徴に従って物をグループに分ける。

やさしい英語で： To put things into groups according to features they share.

• Please sort these clothes.
• He sorted the apples by colour.
• Have you sorted the letters into separate piles?

使い方： sort something by something (Sort the buttons by size.); sort something into something (She sorted the letters into three piles.)

類義語： group, classify, separate

反対語： mix

よく使う表現： sort the laundry, sort by colour, sort into groups, sort by size

並べ替える

名前、日付、番号などに従って、決まった順序に並べる。

やさしい英語で： To arrange things in a particular order, such as by name, date, or number.

• Sort the names alphabetically.
• She sorted the photos by date.
• Can you sort these numbers from smallest to largest?

使い方： sort something by something (Sort the files by date.); sort something in something order (Sort the names in alphabetical order.)

類義語： order, arrange

反対語： shuffle

よく使う表現： sort by date, sort alphabetically, sort a list