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いらい 【以来 】〖過去のある時から 〗【今までずっと 】since (…) (!通例完了時制で ) ; 【…から 】from … (on ) (!通例過去時制で ) .▸ それ以来20世紀の初頭まで from that time up to the early twentieth century .▸ 彼は火曜日以来ずっと病気で寝ている He' s been sick in bed since [╳from ] Tuesday .▸ 彼は1970年に来日し ，それ以来ずっと日本に住んでいます He came to Japan in 1970 and has lived here (ever ) since [since then ]. (!ever は since を強める ) ▸ それ以来彼らは愛し合うようになった From that time on [From then on, After that ], they came to love each other .▸ 彼の死以来5年がたった It's been ｟主に米 ｠ [It's ｟主に英 ｠] five years since he died . (!(1 ) 主節が現在 (完了 )形では since節内は通例過去形, 主節が過去形では since節内は過去 (完了 )形を用いる. (2 ) 次例はより堅い言い方 ) Five years have [╳has ] passed since he died .He has been dead [╳has died ] for five years . (!He died five years ago. ともいえる ) ▸ 20年以来の大雪だ This is the heaviest snowfall (that ) we have had for the past [｟主に米 ｠ in ] twenty years .We haven't had a heavy snowfall like this in ｟主に米 ｠ [for ｟主に英 ｠] twenty years . (!in は否定文や最上級, first, only などの後に用いる )

いらい

いらい 【依頼 】名詞 〖要請 〗(a ) request （⇨頼み ）〖依存 〗dependence .▸ 彼の友人の依頼で at his friend's request / at the request of his friend .▸ 彼女は依頼心が強い She is too dependent on others .【すべてに自主性を欠く 】She lacks self-motivation [independence ] in everything .依頼する 動詞 1 【要請する 】ask, ｟やや書 ｠ request . （頼む ⇨① ）▸ (彼に )援助を依頼する ask (him ) for help / make a request (to him ) for help .▸ 加藤教授に講演を依頼した I asked [requested ] Prof . Kato to give a lecture .｟書 ｠I requested of Prof . Kato that he (｟主に英 ｠ should ) give a lecture .2 【委託する 】｟やや書 ｠entrust ｟with ｠.▸ 弁護士にその件を依頼する entrust a lawyer with the matter / entrust [leave ] the matter to a lawyer . (!leave の方が口語的 ) 依頼状 a letter of request .依頼人 【弁護士などの 】a client .