role

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Academic

n. the job or purpose that someone or something has in a particular situation.

n. the function, position, or purpose of an individual or object within a specific context or system.

日本語:役割※

Español:papel

“Parents play a very important role in their children's education.”

“The central bank plays a critical role in maintaining economic stability by adjusting interest rates in response to inflation data.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Academic

n. the way a person is expected to behave in a society or group.

n. the set of expected behaviours, obligations, and norms associated with a particular social status.

日本語:役割※

Español:papel

“Traditional gender roles have changed significantly over the last fifty years.”

“Sociologists study how individuals navigate conflicting roles when their professional obligations clash with their personal identities.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. the job a word does in a sentence, like being the subject or the object.

n. the syntactic or semantic function of a linguistic element within a phrase or clause.

Español:papel

“In this sentence, the noun 'dog' has the role of the subject.”

“The professor explained how the same noun phrase can fulfill different semantic roles depending on the voice of the verb.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a set of permissions given to a user in a computer system.

n. a designation in a system that carries a specific set of privileges, access rights, or responsibilities.

“You need to be assigned the 'admin' role to change the website settings.”

“The system administrator implemented role-based access control to ensure that sensitive data was only visible to authorised personnel.”