► 名詞
実力 [じつりょく] meaning: ability rank: 1
☆ 彼は口ばかりで実力は無い ⇨ He’s all talk and no ability, substance (☛ Literally means “real power”)
☆ 彼女はやっと実力を発揮する機会を得た ⇨ She finally got a chance to show her true abilities (☛ Literally means “real power”)
実力 [じつりょく] meaning: force rank: 3
☆ 我々は実力行使も厭わない ⇨ We won’t shy away from using physical force
More examples:
- あいつは口は大きいが実力が伴わない ⇨ He has a big mouth, talks big, but is not actually very good
- 彼等は実力行使を仄めかした ⇨ They implied they would use force
- 実力で彼に並ぶ者はいない ⇨ Nobody is on the same level with him in ability. He is peerless
- 彼は怪我で実力を発揮することが出来なかった ⇨ He wasn’t able to play up to his ability due to an injury
- 彼等の実力には随分な差が有る ⇨ There is a fair amount of gap between their abilities
- 彼女は実力を発揮する機会を奪われた ⇨ She was robbed of an opportunity to demonstrate her abilities
- 彼は他との実力の違いを見せつけた ⇨ He demonstrated in a spectacular fashion that he was at a different level from the others
- 彼の他を寄せ付けない実力 ⇨ His ability that won’t let others come close. His peerless ability
- 上位チームの実力は伯仲している ⇨ The abilities of the top teams are close. They are evenly matched
- 彼の程度の実力では世界では話にならない ⇨ His level of skills won’t get him anywhere in the world stage
- 彼等の実力はどっこいどっこいだ ⇨ Their capabilities are neck and neck
- 彼は実力は三流だが親の金でF1にいる ⇨ He is in Formula One even though he is horrible, because of his parent’s money
- プロスポーツは実力至上主義だ ⇨ In pro sports you are judged by your performance above all else. Pro sports are meritocracy.
- あいつの実力は半端じゃない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 彼の野望と実力は釣り合っていない ⇨ His ambitions and abilities are not balanced, proportionate