► 名詞
代物 [しろもの] meaning: thing rank: 3
☆ この機械は難しい料理も簡単に作れるという素晴らしい代物だ ⇨ This machine is a wonderful stuff that lets you cook difficult dishes easily (☛ Something that is very unusual, can be either good or bad)
☆ 出された料理はとても食える代物ではなかった ⇨ The food served was not something you could eat (☛ Something that is very unusual, can be either good or bad)
More examples:
- 私は時代物は好きではない ⇨ I am not really interested in period dramas
- 彼の研究は近代物理学に多くの影響を及ぼした ⇨ His research has had a great influence over modern physics
- 時代物の壺 ⇨ An antique pot
- 彼は近代物理学の礎を築いた ⇨ He built the foundation of the modern physics
- 彼は近代物理学の発展に大きく貢献した ⇨ He contributed greatly to the development of the modern physics