at school vs. in school

・"at"は点として考えている場所を表すのに使われる。
・"in"は、囲まれた平面の中にあることや立体の中にあることを表す。
・しかし、"at school"は「学校にいること」を表し、"in school"は「学生であること」を表す。

［正］The kids are likely to be still at school after lunch.
［誤］The kids are likely to be still in school after lunch.
［正］My son is still in school and will be graduating this year.
［誤］My son is still at school and will be graduating this year.

・イギリス英語においては、"at school"は「学生であること」を表し、"in school"は「学校にいること」を表す。

［誤］The kids are likely to be still at school after lunch.
［正］The kids are likely to be still in school after lunch.
［誤］My son is still in school and will be graduating this year.
［正］My son is still at school and will be graduating this year.

at school vs. in schoolの関連項目

• ⇒ in, on, atの使い分け
• ⇒ 時を表す前置詞
• ⇒ 場所を表す前置詞
• ⇒ He studied physics at the university.
• ⇒ Karen looked out the window.
• ⇒ We were sitting around the campfire.
• ⇒ the January before last
• ⇒ I never work on the weekend.
• ⇒ We met the spring of 2011.
• ⇒ around the world vs. all around the world
• ⇒ ［正］in the room ［誤］at the room
• ⇒ ［誤］He'll be here tomorrow from about seven o'clock.
• ⇒ "on TV"と"on the TV"の違い
• ⇒ stay at the hotel ／ stay in the hotel