► 名詞
説 [(1)せつ] meaning: theory rank: 2
☆ ケネディ暗殺の陰謀説 ⇨ The Kennedy assasination conspiracy theory
☆ 宇宙はビッグバンで始まったとする説が有力だ ⇨ The theory that the universe started with a big bang is dominant
説 [(1)せつ] [一説] meaning: theory rank: 2
☆ 一説によると… (いっせつ) ⇨ According to one theory, … (☛ A common phrase)
More examples:
- やれやれ、やっと彼の演説が終わった ⇨ Oh my, finally his speech ended
- 彼の発見によって当時の定説は覆された ⇨ His discovery disproved the established theory at the time
- 使い方を御説明致します ⇨ I will explain to you how to use it
- この点については後で詳説します ⇨ I will explain this point in details later
- 彼のような人間が道徳を説くなど笑止千万だ ⇨ It is beyond ludicrous for somebody like him to preach moral
- 時間が余りないので略説します ⇨ We don’t have much time so I will explain the major points only
- 恋愛小説 ⇨ A romantic novel
- 彼は彼女を口説き落とした ⇨ He courted hard and won her over
- この小説は話が込み入り過ぎていて解りにくい ⇨ The story of this novel is too complicated and hard to understand
- 彼は細部まで丁寧に説明してくれた ⇨ He explained to me all the details without cutting corners
- 専門家がテレビでニュースを解説した ⇨ An expert broke down the news on TV
- 説教は止めてくれ ⇨ Stop preaching
- 彼女は狼狽えるばかりで何が起きたのかを説明しなかった ⇨ She was just panicking and didn’t explain what had happened
- この小説は盗作だ ⇨ This is a plagiarized novel
- 彼は渋る相手を強引に説き伏せた ⇨ He forcefully persuaded the other guy who was reluctant