- かつて
- **once昔, 前に一度, ある時期に《◆命令文では用いない》∥ Germany was once allied with Italy. ドイツはかつてイタリアと同盟国であった.**ever[疑問文で] かつて, これまでに;いったい一度でも; [最上級・比較級の強調]《略式》かつて, 今までに∥ the strongest yen this market ever knew この市場でかつてなかったような円高.*formerly以前は, 昔は(⇔latterly)《◆漠然とした過去を表すので時に現在完了と共に用いられる》.at one time昔は, かつては.▲Bill used to be a member of a subversive organization. 彼はかつて破壊組織の一員であった.◇→かつての曾て
once
before
formerly
ever
never (neg)
former
ex-
嘗て
once
ever* * *かつて**once昔, 前に一度, ある時期に《◆命令文では用いない》Germany was once allied with Italy. ドイツはかつてイタリアと同盟国であった.
**ever[疑問文で] かつて, これまでに;いったい一度でも; [最上級・比較級の強調]《略式》かつて, 今までにthe strongest yen this market ever knew この市場でかつてなかったような円高.
*formerly以前は, 昔は(⇔latterly)《◆漠然とした過去を表すので時に現在完了と共に用いられる》.at one time昔は, かつては.▲Bill used to be a member of a subversive organization. 彼はかつて破壊組織の一員であった.
◇ → かつての* * *かつて【嘗て】once; on one occasion; (at) one time; before; formerly; 〔疑問〕 ever; 〔否定文脈で〕 never; still (not).●かつてない大事故 a [the] worst-ever accident; the worst accident that has ever occurred [(that) there has ever been]
・かつて繁栄したが今は衰微している産業 a once flourishing but now obsolete industry
・いまだかつてその存在が確認されたことのない物質 a substance whose existence has never [still not] been established.
●かつての former; one-time; ex- 《premier》; erstwhile 《rival》
・かつての美少年たち 〔今は老けた〕 those who were once fair youths
・かつての名選手 a great player of the past; a former player of wide renown; a legendary player
・かつての帝国大学 the former imperial universities
・かつての東京にはもっと自然があった. In former times there was more wildlife in Tokyo. | Tokyo used to have more wild plants and animals.
・そこにはかつての面影がない. There is no trace of its former appearance [what it used to look like].
●彼女はかつては女優だったこともある. She was once [at one time, formerly] an actress. | At one time she was on the stage.
・かつてバナナは高級な果物だった. Bananas were luxury items at one stage [at one time a luxury]. |Bananas used to be a luxury.
・あれほど多才な人はいまだかつて見たことがない. Never before have I met anyone with such a wealth of talents.
・そんな話はかつて聞いたことがない. This is the first time I've heard that. | I've never heard (anything like) that before.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.