► 名詞
余地 [よち] meaning: room rank: 3
☆ これ以外に選択の余地は無い ⇨ There is no other choice than this. We have no other choice
☆ 彼が犯人であることに疑いの余地は無い ⇨ There is no room for doubt that he was the perpetrator
☆ 改善の余地は未だ沢山有る ⇨ There still is a lot of room for improvement
More examples:
- 情状酌量の余地は無い ⇨ There is no mitigating circumstances to take into consideration
- 情状酌量の余地は全く無い ⇨ There is no room for mitigation of punishment
- 彼には同情の余地がある。併し乍ら彼の行為が犯罪であることには違いない ⇨ There is room for sympathy for him. However, it is still true that what he did is a crime
- 他に選択の余地が無い ⇨ There is no other choice
- 彼のしたことに弁解の余地は無い ⇨ What he has done has no room for excuses