► 名詞
代 [(1)だい] meaning: generation rank: 3
☆ 三代目の社長 ⇨ A third-generation CEO
► 接尾辞
代 [(1)だい] meaning: price rank: 1
☆ ホテル代は会社が持つ ⇨ The company will pay for the hotel cost
☆ ガソリン代が二万円掛かった ⇨ The gas cost was ¥20K (☛ Usually one-time purchase price)
More examples:
- 飛行機代を五万円と見て予算を組んだ ⇨ I set up my budget assuming the flights would cost ¥50K
- 古き良き時代 ⇨ Good old days
- 彼は悲惨な子供時代を送った ⇨ He spent a horrible childhood
- 女らしいという観念は時代と共に変わっている ⇨ The idea of being feminine, ideal woman, has been changing with the times
- この寺は鎌倉時代に建立された ⇨ The temple was built in Kamakura era
- 彼は時代の波に乗り遅れた ⇨ He was late to catch the tide of the times
- 彼は一世一代の勝利を上げた ⇨ He had a once-in-a-lifetime victory
- 現代科学で解明出来ない現象 ⇨ A phenomenon that cannot be explained by the current science
- 新世代のマイクロチップ ⇨ A new-generation microchip
- 現代社会に於ける問題 ⇨ Issues in today’s society
- 彼は時代劇で荒くれ者をよく演じる ⇨ He often plays tough guys in period dramas
- 彼の現役時代の成績 ⇨ His records during his active career
- 彼の発想は時代を先取りしていた ⇨ His idea was ahead of the time
- 代わり映えのしない生活 ⇨ A monotonous life. A life with no change
- ここは入れ代わり立ち代わり人が出入りするので落ち着いて仕事出来ない ⇨ It is hard to focus on work here because people keep coming and going one after another