► 副詞
一体 [いったい] [coll] meaning: in the world rank: 1
☆ 一体どうすれば良いんだ？ ⇨ What the hell am I supposed to do?
☆ 一体何がどうなってるんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is going on here?
☆ 一体何の話だ？ ⇨ What the hell are you talking about?
► 名詞
一体 [いったい] meaning: one rank: 3
☆ 彼らはエンジンとギアボックスを一体化した ⇨ They integrated an engine and gearbox in one unit
More examples:
- あんた一体誰？ ⇨ Who the hell are you?
- 一体どうしたの？ ⇨ What happened (to you)?
- 一体何事？ ⇨ What’s going on? What’s the big problem?
- 一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is the deal? What the hell is going on?
- 「悟り」とは一体何ぞや？ ⇨ What the heck is “enlightenment”?
- 一体全体どうなっているんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is going on?
- あいつ一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he thinking?
- ありゃ一体何だ？ ⇨ What in the world is that?
- あいつ一体何を唐突に言い出したんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he talking about all of sudden?
- あんた一体どうするつもり？ ⇨ What are you gonna do about it?
- もし彼でなかったとすると、一体誰だったんだ？ ⇨ If (we suppose) it was not him, then who was it?
- こんな遅くに訪ねて来るとは一体どういう料簡してるんだ？ ⇨ What kind of common sense does he have to visit someone this late?
- 様々な文化が渾然一体となった社会 ⇨ A society with various cultures all mixed into one
- こいつら一体何なんだ？ ⇨ Who the hell are these people?
- 一体どうしろというのだ？ ⇨ What in the world do you want me to do? What do you expect me to do?