► 名詞
優 [(1)ゆう] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼は数学で優を取った ⇨ He got “excellent”, A, in math (☛ The best grade of 優・良・可・不可)
More examples:
- 昨年の優勝者が一回戦で思わぬ伏兵に破れた ⇨ The last year’s champion lost to an unexpected ambush, unheralded player, in the first round
- 彼は他の走者の追撃をかわして優勝した ⇨ He evaded other runners trying to catch him and won the race
- アニメの声優 ⇨ Anime voice actors
- 優勝者は天皇杯を受け取った ⇨ The winner received an emperor’s cup
- 彼女は昨年ウィンブルドンに優勝した ⇨ She won Wimbledon last year
- いつも他人の事を気遣う優しい人 ⇨ A kind person who always care about others (well-being)
- 彼等は十年振りの優勝を飾った ⇨ They achieved the first championship in 10 years
- 彼のホームランが二十年振りの優勝をもたらした ⇨ His homerun brought the first championship in 20 years
- 彼は金持ちの出身なので優遇されている ⇨ He is treated better than others because he is from a rich family
- 彼は優秀な兄に引け目を感じている ⇨ He feels inferior to his successful brother
- 彼等の優位は明らかだ ⇨ Their superiority is obvious
- 優勝争いは目が離せない ⇨ You can’t take your eyes off the championship battle
- 彼は不器用だけど優しい ⇨ He is awkward, not smooth, but very sweet
- 優勝をかけての天王山 ⇨ The decisive battle for the championship
- 彼は他と比べて特に優れても劣ってもいない ⇨ He is not particularly better or worse compared with others