- ぶんりょう
- [分量] *quantity【C】〔…の〕分量, 数量〔of〕∥ What quantity of sugar do you need? 砂糖はどれくらいの分量が必要ですか*amount[a+形容詞+~;形容詞+~s]ある分量《◆形容詞に big, little は不可》∥ in small amounts 少ない分量で / a considerable amount of ... かなりの分量の…*measure/méʒər, 《米+》méiʒər/ 【U】[or a ~]分量, ます目;重さ∥ give (O) full [short] measure (…に)正しい[不足の]分量を渡す.分量
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quantity* * *ぶんりょう【分量】*quantity〖C〗〔…の〕分量, 数量〔of〕What quantity of sugar do you need? 砂糖はどれくらいの分量が必要ですか
*amount[a+形容詞+~; 形容詞+~s]ある分量《◆形容詞に big, little は不可》in small amounts 少ない分量で
a considerable amount of... かなりの分量の…
*measure/méʒər, 《米+》méiʒər/ 〖U〗[or a ~]分量, ます目;重さgive (O) full [short] measure (…に)正しい[不足の]分量を渡す.
* * *ぶんりょう【分量】a quantity; a measure; an amount; 〔薬の〕 a dose.●分量が増す[減る] gain [diminish] in quantity
・砂糖の分量が多すぎた. There was too much sugar in it.
・…するには分量が足りない there isn't enough to do
・薬の分量が足りなかったのだ. You haven't taken enough of the medicine.
●指示通りの分量で作ったら, そのケーキは私には甘すぎた. I made the cake according to the directions (regarding quantities), but it was too sweet for me [my taste].
●(鍋に)お米と同じ分量の水を入れます. 〔調理の手順〕 Add [Put in] a quantity of water equivalent to the amount of rice.
●分量をはかる calculate [measure] the quantity 《of…》
・分量を過ごす take 《wine, medicine》 in excess; drink 《wine》 too much
・モルヒネは分量を過ごすと命にかかわる. An overdose of morphine may cause death.
・分量を増やす[減らす] increase [decrease] the quantity 《of…》
・分量を 2 倍にする double the quantity 《of…》
・分量を定めて飲む drink in fixed quantities
・薬の分量を誤る give a wrong dose of medicine
・分量を守る do not change the quantity [amount].
●この油は分量外. 〔レシピで〕 This oil is not included in the amount shown (in the recipe).
目分量 ⇒めぶんりょう.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.