► 名詞
由 [(1)よし] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 彼には真実を知る由も無い ⇨ There is no way for him to find out the truth
More examples:
- 由々しき問題 ⇨ A significant, serious, problem
- 私には文句を言うれっきとした理由がある ⇨ I have a legitimate reason to complain
- 自由に使って頂いて(も)結構です ⇨ You can use it without asking me
- 理由はさておき、取り敢えずこうなることを覚えておいて下さい ⇨ Never mind the reason, just remember for now that this is what happens
- 彼は何のかんのと理由をつけて来ない ⇨ He makes all kinds of excuses and won’t come over
- 子供達が自由に学べる、そうした環境を整えることが必要だ ⇨ It is important to set up such an environment where children can learn freely
- 交通が不自由な地域 ⇨ The area where transportation is not convenient, easily available
- 彼はヘブライ語で自由に会話することが出来る ⇨ He can converse in, speak, Hebrew fluently
- 彼に車を使わせて上げる理由など無い ⇨ There is no reason that I should let him use my car
- 理由はともかく結果が悪いことは否定出来ない ⇨ Whatever the reason was, you cannot deny the result was poor
- 彼は敗戦の理由を淡々と語った ⇨ He calmly talked about the reasons he had lost the game
- 言論の自由は制限してはならない ⇨ You cannot restrict the freedom of speech
- 自由主義 ⇨ Liberalism
- 日本の教育は理由は考えさせず、暗記させるばかりだ ⇨ The Japanese education doesn’t make students think about logics, but only makes them memorize things
- 御自由にして頂いて結構です ⇨ You can do as you wish