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  [(1)せつ]    meaning:  theory  rank: 2
☆ ケネディ暗殺の陰謀説 ⇨ The Kennedy assasination conspiracy theory
☆ 宇宙ビッグバンまったとする説が有力だ ⇨ The theory that the universe started with a big bang is dominant

  [(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:
  • それは俗説で、科学的証拠い ⇨ That’s just a popular theory, urban legend, and there is absolutely no scientific proof
  • 伝説の ⇨ The legendary dragon
  • 説明をいてえをえた ⇨ After listening to explanations, he changed his idea, mind
  • の説得をめた ⇨ I gave up persuading him
  • 説明をいて余計分からなくなった ⇨ I listened to the explanation and got confused even more
  • それを子供にもかるように説明するのはしい ⇨ It is difficult to explain it so that even children can understand
  • ですから先程も御説明した通り… ⇨ Just like I explained to you earlier …
  • を説得しようとしてもどうせ無理だ ⇨ Even if you try to persuade him, it won’t work anyway
  • 彼女を口説こうとしても暖簾腕押しだった ⇨ I tried to court her but it had no effect whatsoever
  • 小説をにした映画 ⇨ A movie based on a novel
  • はどういう事情かは説明しなかった ⇨ He didn’t explain what was the reason behind it
  • 彼女狼狽えるばかりで起きたのかを説明しなかった ⇨ She was just panicking and didn’t explain what had happened
  • で説明するだけじゃなくて見本したがいいんじゃ? ⇨ Isn’t it better to demonstrate rather than just explain with words?
  • このについてはで詳説します ⇨ I will explain this point in details later
  • 概要から説明します ⇨ I’m going to explain the outline first