► 副詞
一体 [いったい] [coll] meaning: in the world rank: 1
☆ 一体どうすれば良いんだ？ ⇨ What the hell am I supposed to do?
☆ 一体何がどうなってるんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is going on here?
☆ 一体何の話だ？ ⇨ What the hell are you talking about?
► 名詞
一体 [いったい] meaning: one rank: 3
☆ 彼らはエンジンとギアボックスを一体化した ⇨ They integrated an engine and gearbox in one unit
More examples:
- シーズン後半チームにやっと一体感が生まれた ⇨ The team finally developed togetherness, came together, toward the end of the season
- あいつの魂胆は一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is his true motive, scheme?
- もし彼でなかったとすると、一体誰だったんだ？ ⇨ If (we suppose) it was not him, then who was it?
- こいつら一体何なんだ？ ⇨ Who the hell are these people?
- お前一体何やってんだ？ ⇨ What the hell are you doing?
- 彼は一体どういう人物なんだ？ ⇨ What kind of person is he? What are his personal backgrounds, histories, achievements, etc. ?
- ありゃ一体何だ？ ⇨ What in the world is that?
- 様々な文化が渾然一体となった社会 ⇨ A society with various cultures all mixed into one
- あんた一体どうするつもり？ ⇨ What are you gonna do about it?
- 成功と失敗は表裏一体だ ⇨ Success and failure is two sides of a coin
- 一体何事？ ⇨ What’s going on? What’s the big problem?
- バイクは車より一体感が感じられて良い ⇨ I prefer a bike over a car because I feel like one more
- 一体あいつはどういう感覚をしているのか ⇨ What kind of sensibility does that guy have? He’s clueless
- 一体何のつもりだ？ ⇨ What are you trying to do?
- 一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is the deal? What the hell is going on?