課題

かだい
subject
theme
task

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かだい【課題】

**subject

〖C〗題目， 主題; 話題， 議題.

*issue

〖C〗(緊急の)問題(点).

*problem

〖C〗(数学などのテスト)問題.

**exercise

〖C〗〔…の〕練習問題〔in〕

do ［work at］ one's exercises 課題を勉強する.

*assignment

〖C〗《正式》研究課題.

*challenge

〖C〗(やりがいのある)課題， 難問

Real arms control is one of the challenges today. 実質的軍縮こそ今日の課題のひとつだ.

▲public concern number one (国・州などの)最大の課題［関心事］

a sequence of lessons 一連の課題.

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かだい【課題】

1 〔題目･テーマ〕 a subject; a topic; a theme; a thesis 《pl. theses》.

●与えられた課題 the theme given [assigned, imposed, prescribed].

●…を一生の研究課題にする make a life-study of….

●課題を与える give (out) a subject 《for composition》

・自分で課題を見つけて調査研究する find a topic for oneself and investigate it.

2 〔宿題〕 homework; a home task; an assignment; 〔練習問題〕 exercises.

●夏休みの課題 summer homework; a summer vacation assignment.

●課題を与える set some homework; set a task 《to…》; give an assignment 《to…》

・課題を解く solve a problem set for homework.

3 〔解決しなければならない問題〕 a question; a problem; a task.

●緊急の課題 an urgent task; a pressing matter; a problem that cannot wait

・早急に解決すべき課題 a problem for immediate solution [to be solved as soon as possible]

・政治的課題 a political problem; a matter for politicians (to deal with).

●課題が山積している. Problems are piling up.

●課題に取り組む tackle a problem

・宇宙探査はまた新たな課題に直面している. Space exploration is once more facing a new problem.

・被災地では救援物資をどう分配するかが次の課題になるだろう. The next task for the disaster area will be how to distribute aid.

●20 世紀はわれわれにさまざまな課題を残した. The twentieth century has left many kinds of problems behind for us.

・課題を一つ一つ解決していく solve problems one by one.

●高齢化社会は政府が直面している重要な課題である. The aging society is an important problem confronting the Government.

・景気回復は新内閣にとって最大の課題となるだろう. Recovery from the recession will be the biggest task for the new cabinet.

・現在のチームの調子をどう維持するかが今後の課題である. How to maintain the team's present condition is a task for the future. | It remains to be seen how the team's present condition can be maintained.

研究課題 a research topic; a theme for research.

課題曲 the assigned [prescribed] piece.

課題図書 an assigned book [work] 《for a book report》.