- いっぺんとう
- [一辺倒] partiality《正式》[通例a ~]〔…への〕偏愛, 好み, 一辺倒〔for, to, toward〕∥ I have a partiality toward detective stories. 私は推理小説一辺倒だ.▲He is very partial to sweets. 彼は甘い物一辺倒だ(甘い物に目がない).一辺倒
complete devotion to one side* * *いっぺんとう【一辺倒】partiality《正式》[通例a ~]〔…への〕偏愛, 好み, 一辺倒〔for, to, toward〕I have a partiality toward detective stories. 私は推理小説一辺倒だ.
▲He is very partial to sweets. 彼は甘い物一辺倒だ(甘い物に目がない).
* * *いっぺんとう【一辺倒】wholehearted [complete, unquestioning, all-out] devotion [commitment] to one side; doing the utmost for one side alone.●政権が交代しても, 親米一辺倒の政策は変わらなかった. Despite the change in administration, there was no change in the unqualified pro-American policies.
●…一辺倒を改める modify one's unvarying support of sth.
●中等教育は学力一辺倒から個性重視へと変わりつつある. Secondary education is shifting away from its rigid preoccupation with scholastic ability [grades] toward a greater emphasis on individual strengths.
・彼女はずっとクラシック一辺倒だったが, そのバンドの演奏を聞いてからロックにも興味を持つようになった. She was always an uncompromising fan of classical music, but after she heard that band she developed an interest in rock as well.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.