► 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:
- この調子だと相当時間がかかる ⇨ A this pace it will take a long time
- 当時世間を騒がせた本 ⇨ A book that shocked the society at the time
- 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
- 祖父が戦争当時のことを回顧した ⇨ My grandfather remembered (and talked about) the times during the war
- 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
- チャタレイ夫人の恋人は当時発禁になった ⇨ Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned for publication at the time
- 十八世紀に刊行された本には当時のパリの様子が以下のように記述されている ⇨ In a book published in the 18th century, the way Paris was then is described as follows
- 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
- 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
- 私は当時その団体に在籍していなかった ⇨ At that time I was not a member of the organization
- 彼女のデビュー当時の初々しい笑顔 ⇨ Her fresh, innocent-looking, smile when she debuted
- これは当時の建築の典型だ ⇨ This is a typical architecture of that era
- 当時の貴重な映像が見つかった ⇨ We found a rare and valuable video from that time
- それは当時は五万円くらいだったと記憶している ⇨ According to my memory it cost about ¥50K at the time