► 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:
- 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
- あいつ一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he thinking?
- こいつら一体何なんだ？ ⇨ Who the hell are these people?
- あんた一体どうするつもり？ ⇨ What are you gonna do about it?
- 成功と失敗は表裏一体だ ⇨ Success and failure is two sides of a coin
- 一体全体どうなっているんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is going on?
- 「悟り」とは一体何ぞや？ ⇨ What the heck is “enlightenment”?
- お前一体何やってんだ？ ⇨ What the hell are you doing?
- あいつは一体何者だ？ ⇨ Who the hell is he?
- あいつは一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What kind of idea does he have? What the hell is he thinking?
- 彼は一体どういう人物なんだ？ ⇨ What kind of person is he? What are his personal backgrounds, histories, achievements, etc. ?
- 一体どうしたものだろう ⇨ I wonder what I should do
- あんた一体誰？ ⇨ Who the hell are you?
- シーズン後半チームにやっと一体感が生まれた ⇨ The team finally developed togetherness, came together, toward the end of the season
- 一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is the deal? What the hell is going on?