いんせき

I

[引責] ¶→引責辞任する

II

[姻戚] *kin

【U】《正式》・やや古血族［家族］関係

in-law

《略式》［通例～s］ 姻族《father-in-law， daughter-in-law など》.

¶→姻戚関係

¶→姻戚関係になる

¶彼はヒル家と～関係にある

He is connected with the Hills by marriage.

III

[隕石] meteorite

【C】

meteor

【C】流星；隕石；流星体

falling stone

【C】〔天〕.

姻戚
relative by marriage
affinity
引責
taking responsibility
隕石
meteorite

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I

いんせき【姻戚】

*kin

〖U〗《正式》・やや古血族［家族］関係

in-law

《略式》［通例～s］ 姻族《father-in-law， daughter-in-law など》.

¶ → 姻戚関係

¶ → 姻戚関係になる

¶彼はヒル家と～関係にある

He is connected with the Hills by marriage.

II

いんせき【引責】

¶ → 引責辞任する

III

いんせき【隕石】

meteorite

〖C〗

meteor

〖C〗流星；隕石；流星体

falling stone

〖C〗〔天〕.

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I

いんせき【引責】

～する take (the) responsibility on oneself; assume (the) responsibility 《for…》; hold oneself responsible 《for…》.

●大臣はその事件で引責辞任した. The minister assumed responsibility for the incident and resigned. | The minister resigned to take responsibility for the incident.

・会社がこれだけの不祥事を起こしたのだから, トップの引責辞職は当然だ. Considering that the company has caused such a massive scandal, it is only right that its top managers should take the responsibility and quit.

II

いんせき【姻戚】

a relative [relation] by marriage; a matrimonial relation; 《口》 an in-law.

●彼女は首相の姻戚に当たる. She is related by marriage to the Prime Minister.

姻戚関係

●姻戚関係を結ぶ become related by marriage 《to…》

・加藤家と中村家は姻戚関係にある. The Katōs and the Nakamuras [The Katō and the Nakamura families] are related by marriage.

III

いんせき【隕石】

a meteorite; an aerolite; 《口》 a meteor; a falling star.

●隕石が落下した. A meteorite fell (to earth).

●隕石の落下 a meteoritic bombardment.

微小隕石 a micrometeorite.

隕石雨 a shower of meteorites.

隕石学 meteoritics; the study of meteorites.

隕石孔 【地質】 a meteorite crater; a crater formed by a meteorite.

隕石痕 【地質】 an astrobleme.

隕石衝突説 〔恐竜の絶滅について〕 the meteorite collision theory; the theory that a great meteorite collided with the Earth.