► 名詞
大人 [おとな] meaning: adult rank: 1
☆ 入場料は大人は一人千円だ ⇨ The admission for an adult is ¥1000
☆ 子供は皆早く大人になりたがる ⇨ All kids want to become adults quickly
More examples:
- 彼女は今若い男の子に大人気だ (だいにんき) ⇨ She’s very popular among young boys now
- 彼女は大人ぶっているが未だ子供だ ⇨ She is acting like an adult, but is still a kid
- うちの娘はすごく大人しい ⇨ My daughter is very quiet, mellow, obedient
- 子供達が馬鹿に大人しい ⇨ The kids are unusually quiet
- 高校生の探偵が腐敗した大人を小気味良く罰するドラマ ⇨ A drama where a highschooler detective punish corrupted adults in very satisfying manners
- 彼女は大人しそうな顔をして大変な好き者らしい ⇨ I heard she really loves sex even though she looks very demure
- うちの子供が最近大人びてきた ⇨ My kid has started to look like an adult lately
- 子供の好奇心を培うのは大人の責任だ ⇨ It is adults’ responsibility to grow children’s curiosity
- 大人の魅力のある女性 ⇨ A woman with a mature appeal
- 80年代大人気だったスニーカーの復刻版が発売される ⇨ A reissue of the sneakers popular in the 80’s will be sold
- 彼は周りの大人に暖かく見守られて育った ⇨ He grew up looked after warmly by the adults around him
- この製品は大人気なのでどの店も割引しない ⇨ This product is very popular so no store gives you a discount
- 普通の大人は数万の単語を知っている ⇨ Typical adults know several ten thousand headwords
- あの子は大人をもやりこめる ⇨ That kid wins arguments even with adults, makes them stumped
- このまま大人しく引き下がる訳には行かない ⇨ I can’t just back down without fighting