- ふんべつ
- [分別] discretion【U】《正式》思慮分別, 慎重(さ).prudence【U】《正式》用心深さ, 慎重さ, 分別.*sense【U】〔…する〕良識, 思慮分別〔to do〕∥ She had enough sense to understand what he really meant. 彼の真意を察するだけの分別が彼女にはあった(=She was sensible enough to understand ...) / You should have more sense than to get into debt. 借金せずに暮すぐらいの分別はあってしかるべきだ(=You should know better than to ...) / He doesn't have an ounce of sense. 彼には分別のかけらもない / speak sense 分別のあることを言う.*judgment【U】判断力(の発揮), 思慮, 分別∥ ripe judgment 大人の分別 / maturity of judgment 分別盛り.*wisdom【U】英知, 賢明(さ), 知恵, 分別∥ gain wisdom with age 年と共に分別を身につける.**head【C】頭脳, 理性, 分別;〔…に対する〕(実際的)才能〔for〕.▲Men come to know better in proportion to their age [as they grow old]. 人は年をとるにつれて分別がついてくる / He is thinking (to himself) that he ought to know better. もっと分別を持つべきだと彼は思いめぐらしている.◇→分別のある◇→分別のない分別
discernment
judgement
discrimination* * *ふんべつ【分別】discretion〖U〗《正式》思慮分別, 慎重(さ).prudence〖U〗《正式》用心深さ, 慎重さ, 分別.*sense〖U〗〔…する〕良識, 思慮分別〔to do〕She had enough sense to understand what he really meant. 彼の真意を察するだけの分別が彼女にはあった(=She was sensible enough to understand...)
You should have more sense than to get into debt. 借金せずに暮すぐらいの分別はあってしかるべきだ(=You should know better than to...)
He doesn't have an ounce of sense. 彼には分別のかけらもない
speak sense 分別のあることを言う.
*judgment〖U〗判断力(の発揮), 思慮, 分別ripe judgment 大人の分別
maturity of judgment 分別盛り.
*wisdom〖U〗英知, 賢明(さ), 知恵, 分別gain wisdom with age 年と共に分別を身につける.
**head〖C〗頭脳, 理性, 分別;〔…に対する〕(実際的)才能〔for〕.▲Men come to know better in proportion to their age [as they grow old]. 人は年をとるにつれて分別がついてくる
He is thinking (to himself) that he ought to know better. もっと分別を持つべきだと彼は思いめぐらしている.
◇ → 分別のある◇ → 分別のない* * *ふんべつ【分別】〔深慮〕 discretion; prudence; 〔良識〕 wisdom; good sense.~する judge; discern; discriminate; 〔分別をめぐらす〕 use [exercise] discretion.●分別がある be sensible; have discretion [good sense]; have wits about one; have a head (screwed) on one's shoulders; know where one stands
・君たちは分別があるんだからこんな嵐の日に泳ぐのは危険だということぐらいわかりそうなものだ. You ought to know better than to go swimming on a stormy day like this.
・私にはそうするだけの分別がなかった. I had not the sense to do so.
・分別がつく attain one's years of discretion; cut one's wisdom teeth
・そこの分別がつかないかね. Can't you see what you ought to do?
・彼ももう分別がついていい年ごろだが. He ought to know better at his age.
●分別のある discreet; prudent; thoughtful; sensible; level-headed; wise; judicious; considerate
・分別のない indiscreet; imprudent; injudicious; thoughtless; ill-advised. [⇒むふんべつ]
●分別を知る be sensible
・分別を失う lose one's wits [mind]; lose control of oneself.
●それが上分別だ. That's a good idea [sensible thing to do].
・私はびっくりして分別も何も飛んでしまった. I was frightened out of my wits.
・ここら辺が分別所(どころ)だな. It's time you made up your mind.
分別らしい discreet.●分別らしい物の言い方をする talk discreetly.
思慮分別 prudence and discretion.無分別 ⇒むふんべつ.分別顔 a wise face; a prudent face.分別盛り●分別盛りの男 a man at the age of discretion [mature judgment].
分別年齢 【法】 age of discretion.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.