► 副詞
敢えて [(1)あえて] meaning: still rank: 2
☆ その二つは全く違うが敢えて比べるなら… ⇨ Those two are completely different, but if I dare compare …
☆ 敢えて言うなら…というところだろう ⇨ It will be like …, if I dare put it into words
☆ 困難は承知で敢えて決行した ⇨ We knew it would be difficult and still we did it (☛ Even though, despite)
敢えて [(1)あえて] meaning: unnecessary rank: 2
☆ 気不味い雰囲気だったので敢えて質問はしなかった ⇨ It was pretty awkward, so I didn’t dare ask
☆ 結果は分かっているので、敢えて試す必要は無い ⇨ I already know the outcome, so there is no need to try