tier

階級、ランク

品質、重要さ、価格、地位などによって分けられる段階の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of several groups or levels showing quality, importance, price, or position.

• They play in the second tier.
• The service offers a cheaper tier for students.
• Only top-tier applicants were invited to the final interview.

類義語： level, rank, grade

よく使う表現： top tier, second tier, premium tier

段、層

上下に重なって並ぶ列や層の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of several rows or layers arranged above one another.

• The cake has three tiers.
• We sat in the upper tier.
• Each tier of the stand held a different kind of fruit.

類義語： layer, level, row

よく使う表現： top tier, tier of seats, three tier cake

結ぶ人

特に仕事や技術を要する作業として、物を結ぶ人。

やさしい英語で： A person who ties things, especially as a job or skilled activity.

• She is a skilled fly tier.
• The tier used bright thread to make fishing flies.
• Each tier demonstrated a different way to secure the knot.

よく使う表現： fly tier, skilled tier, professional tier