► 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:
- 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
- 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
- はて、一体何のことやら？ ⇨ What? I have no idea what it is about
- 一体いつ答えが出るんだ？ ⇨ When the heck are we going to get an answer?
- あいつ一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he thinking?
- こいつら一体何なんだ？ ⇨ Who the hell are these people?
- 君は一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world are you thinking?
- 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?
- あいつは一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What kind of idea does he have? What the hell is he thinking?
- 一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is the deal? What the hell is going on?
- 一体どうしろというのだ？ ⇨ What in the world do you want me to do? What do you expect me to do?
- 一体どうしたものだろう ⇨ I wonder what I should do
- あいつ一体何を唐突に言い出したんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he talking about all of sudden?
- 成功と失敗は表裏一体だ ⇨ Success and failure is two sides of a coin
- この始末は一体誰がするんだ？ ⇨ Who the hell is gonna clean up this mess?