今日の単語 prevail
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１．今日は prevail です。よく見かける単語ですが、ちょっとぼやっとしてませんか。今日は意味とイメージを固めたいと思います。
The Crowd: High spirits prevail as pandemic restrictions ebb in O.C. fundraising circles (from Daily Pilot)
パンデミックにあってもチャリティ精神は、、、
Myeni family members hope justice will prevail in Hawaii (from the Witness)
裁判ですね。正義がどうなってほしいですか。
Los Alamos High School Swim And Dive Teams Prevail Over Taos Tigers (from Los Alamos Reporter)
水泳と飛込みの試合でこの高校の勝敗は？
Science shall prevail – The Covid is back again. With a vengeance one must say. Was I expecting this? Well, my medicine mind was expecting this, but as an administrator, I was hoping against hope that perhaps it won’t. I was wrong again as an administrator. It might look very simplistic now in hindsight as to so many things the people in the helm of things could or should have done. But is all that so straight? The government started the vaccination process in January. All the top doctors of the country, led by example right from Delhi to Chennai and took the jab. For me, it was a landmark day for Science in India as all went out so well. It could not have been better. No causal deaths due to vaccines reported even after more than 10 million vaccines had been administered. (from the Times of India)
コロナは続く。でも、サイエンスがきっと、、、
２．かなり様々な使われ方がありますね。英英辞典で意味を確認しましょう。
to get control or influence
to be common among a group of people or area at a particular time
to exist or be accepted among a large number of people
to win in an argument, court case, etc.
to be superior in strength
to succeed, become dominant
to use persuasion or inducement successfully
３．日本語でもかなりバリエーションがでてきます。
普及する、広く行きわたる
勝る、勝者となる、圧倒する
使われる、有効である、実施されている
説き伏せる、説得に成功する
４．たくさんありましたので、別の例文で整理しておきます。
I am sure that the common sense will prevail in the end.
最終的には常識が勝つと信じている。
Did reason prevail over emotion?
理性が感情に勝ったのですか？
This custom still prevails among the old people.
老人の間では、まだこの風習はいきています。
Despite injuries, our team prevailed and went on to win.
けが人がいたものの、私たちのチームが圧倒し勝利した。
He prevailed upon us to accompany him.
彼は、彼に同行するよう私たちを説き伏せた。
Green tints prevail in the upholstery.
装飾の中の緑が際立っている。
今日の単語は
prevail 圧倒する、際立つ、広く普及する、説き伏せる
でした