優等生
Meanings
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honor student; model student; prize pupil
Refers to a student with excellent grades and conduct, often used in school contexts. Can also be used figuratively for someone who follows rules perfectly.
She is the top honor student in the class.
People who are the model-student type can sometimes be inflexible.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が優等生を演じるto play the role of a model student (often implying pretense)
He always plays the model student in front of the teacher.
- 〈場所〉の優等生the top/model student of a place (e.g. class, school)
She is known as the model student of the class.
- 〈人〉が優等生ぶるto act like a goody-two-shoes / put on airs of being a model student
You don't have to act so much like a model student.