► 形容動詞
一流 [いちりゅう] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 一流ブランドの鞄 ⇨ A bag of a first-rate, top-tier, brand
☆ 彼は一流俳優の仲間入りをした ⇨ He has joined the ranks of top-tier actors
☆ 彼女は何でも一流品でないと気が済まない ⇨ She wouldn’t like anything other than top-brand products
More examples:
- 一流の芸術家と運動選手には通じるものが有る ⇨ High-level artists and athletes have certain things in common
- 日本のサッカーは未だ世界の一流と肩を並べる所までは来ていない ⇨ Japanese football is not yet at the same shoulder height, level, with the best of the world
- 彼は世界の一流と比べても見劣りしない ⇨ He doesn’t look less compared, is on par, with the best of the world
- 彼の実力は世界の一流と比べても勝るとも劣らない ⇨ His ability is not worse if not better, even when compared with the world’s best
- 日本のサッカーと世界の一流との差はかなり狭まった ⇨ The gap between Japanese football and the world’s best has narrowed a fair amount
- 彼の技は世界の一流と比べても遜色無い ⇨ His skills don’t pale even compared with the world’s best