categorise
Meaning: To place people, things, or ideas into groups or classes based on shared characteristics. To assign something to a particular category for the purpose of analysis or organisation.
Categorise is essential in academic, scientific, and administrative contexts where classification underpins analysis. It implies a judgement about which group something belongs to, which can be contentious — categorising people by race, class, or ability level raises political and ethical questions. The word is more analytical than 'sort' and less hierarchical than 'classify.' Common collocations include 'categorise data,' 'broadly categorised,' and 'difficult to categorise.'
Examples
- The study categorised respondents according to age, income, and educational background. 该研究按年龄、收入和教育背景对受访者进行了分类。El estudio categorizó a los encuestados según edad, ingresos y nivel educativo.その研究は、回答者を年齢、収入、学歴に基づいて分類した。그 연구는 응답자를 연령, 소득, 학력에 따라 분류했다.
- It would be simplistic to categorise the conflict as purely ethnic when economic and political factors also played a significant role. 将这一冲突简单归类为纯粹的民族冲突是过于简单化的,因为经济和政治因素也发挥了重要作用。Sería simplista categorizar el conflicto como puramente étnico cuando factores económicos y políticos también desempeñaron un papel significativo.経済的・政治的要因も重要な役割を果たしている中で、この紛争を純粋に民族的なものとして分類するのは単純化しすぎであろう。경제적·정치적 요인도 중요한 역할을 한 상황에서 이 분쟁을 순전히 민족적인 것으로 분류하는 것은 지나친 단순화일 것이다.
- The new regulations categorise chemicals into three risk levels, each with its own handling requirements. 新法规将化学品分为三个风险等级,每个等级都有各自的处理要求。La nueva normativa clasifica los productos químicos en tres niveles de riesgo, cada uno con sus propios requisitos de manipulación.新しい規制は化学物質を3つのリスクレベルに分類し、それぞれに固有の取り扱い要件を定めている。새로운 규정은 화학 물질을 3단계 위험 수준으로 분류하며, 각 수준에 고유한 취급 요건을 정하고 있다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: academic, professional, journalism
Tone: neutral
Origin & History
From category, from French catégorie, from Late Latin categoria, from Greek kategoria (accusation, predication, category), from kategorein (to accuse, assert). The verb with -ise appeared in the late 18th century.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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