► 名詞
当時 [(1)とうじ] meaning: then rank: 2
☆ その当時はそれが普通だった ⇨ That was normal at that time, back then
☆ 当時の人達の考え方は今とは全く違う ⇨ The way people at the time think is completely different from now
☆ 当時の技術ではそれは不可能だった ⇨ It was impossible with the technology at the time
☆ 当時はそれが当たり前だった ⇨ That was normal at that time
More examples:
- 彼は事件当時の様子を述懐した ⇨ He talked about how things were at the time of the incident
- 当時の試験ではウイルスを鑑別出来なかった ⇨ We weren’t able to identify the virus with the test available at the time
- 当時我々には市場進出の好材料が揃っていた (こうざいりょう) ⇨ At the time, there were a lot of favorable circumstances to enter the market for us
- その技術に熟達するには相当時間がかかる ⇨ It will take some time to master those skills
- 彼は当時日本一の賢者と讃えられた ⇨ He received acclaim as the wisest man in Japan at the time
- 彼は当時新進の政治家として脚光を浴びた ⇨ At the time he was in the limelight as a new-wave politician
- 当時の一万円は現在の百万円に相当する ⇨ ¥10k then is equivalent of ¥1mil today
- この分だと相当時間がかかりそうだ ⇨ At this rate it is going to take a long time
- 彼女は当時未だ駆け出しのレポーターだった ⇨ At the time she was still a rookie reporter
- 当時の世俗的習慣 ⇨ A common practice at the time
- 当時の貴重な映像が見つかった ⇨ We found a rare and valuable video from that time
- この怪我が治癒するには相当時間が掛かる ⇨ It will take a while for this injury to heal completely
- 彼の発見によって当時の定説は覆された ⇨ His discovery disproved the established theory at the time
- 彼女のデビュー当時の初々しい笑顔 ⇨ Her fresh, innocent-looking, smile when she debuted
- 私の番が回って来るまで相当時間がかかる ⇨ It will take a while before it is my turn