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せけん 世間

1

〈世の中〉

the world; society; life

世間至る所に

in every part [corner] of the world

世間と縁を断つ

shut oneself from the world

【形式ばった表現】 renounce the world

世間へ出る

go out into the world

世間を騒がす

create a sensation

make a splash

make a noise in the world

世間を騒がすような事件

a sensational event

世間を渡る

get [go] through the world

用例

世間とはこうしたものさ. That's how it goes.｜That's the way things are.｜《口語》 That's the way the cookie crumbles. あなたは少しも世間を知らない. You know nothing of the world. いや, 世間は狭いもんだ. It's a small world, isn't it? 渡る世間に鬼はない. There is kindness to be found everywhere.

2

〈世の中の人〉

the public; people

世間一般の人々

people in general

the general public

世間に知れる

become public

世間の注目を引くようになる

come into the limelight

世間の評判になる

become the talk of the town

世間の手前

for appearance' [decency's] sake

世間をあっと言わせる

astonish the world

take the world by surprise

世間をはばかる

be afraid of what people will say 《about》.

用例

彼女は世間が言うほど悪くはない. She is not as bad as they make her out to be. 彼はまだ世間に知られてはいないが, 優れた才能を持った詩人である. He is a poet with a fine talent, though he is not yet in the public eye. 世間から取り残されたくない一心でベストセラーを読む人が多い. Many people read best sellers merely because they are afraid of losing touch with what's happening in the world. 彼は世間から人格者といわれている. 【形式ばった表現】 He is reputed to be a man of character. 世間の口はまったくうるさい. Gossipy neighbors are a damned nuisance.

3

〈自分の活動範囲〉

世間が広い

have a large circle of acquaintances

世間が狭い

have a small circle of acquaintances.

世間知らず

a person who does not know [has not seen] much of the world

a person who is inexperienced in [【形式ばった表現】 ignorant of] the ways of the world

a naive person

用例

彼女はまったく世間知らずだ. She knows nothing about the world.｜She's quite naive.

世間擦れ

世間擦れのした

sophisticated

(too) worldly‐wise.

世間体

appearances

世間体を繕う

keep up [patch up] appearances

世間体を気にする

worry about keeping up appearances

用例

世間体などは構わなかった. He didn't care a bit [twopence] what people would say about him. 大学教授ともなれば世間体というものがありますからね, めったな真似はできませんよ. When you are a university professor, you've got your reputation to think about, and you must be careful how you behave.

世間並み

世間並みの

common

ordinary

average

世間並みに暮らす

live an ordinary life

make a decent living.

世間話

small talk

a gossip

a chat

世間話をする

chat [have a chat] 《with a friend》

make small talk

have a gossip.

世間離れ

世間離れのした

〈変わった〉 strange; uncommon; extraordinary

〈超俗的〉 【形式ばった表現】 unworldly

世間離れした人

an unworldly person

世間離れのした生活をしている

live away from the world.

世間見ず

⇒世間知らず.

JMdict

世間

読み方：せけん

文法情報	（名詞）
対訳	world; society

JST科学技術用語日英対訳辞書

世間

society; public; people; world

日本語WordNet(英和)

世間

【名詞】

public, world, populace

一まとまりとして見なされる一般の人々

(people in general considered as a whole)

he is a hero in the eyes of the public 彼は世間の目から見れば英雄である

>>「世間」に関する類語一覧

EDR日英対訳辞書

世間

読み方 セケン

folks

日英・英日専門用語辞書

世間

society

JMnedict

世間

	読み方	意味・英語表記
世間	せま	Sema

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斎藤和英大辞典

世間

読み方 せけん

名詞

The public; the world; the town; society; life; people:（=の） other:（=に） in the world; abroad

用例

世間を見る
to see the world―see the ways of the world

彼はなかなか世間を見ている
He has seen much of life.

世間を見た人（世間通）だ
He is a man of the world.

世間を見ない（世間見ずだ）
He has seen nothing of life―seen little of the world―He is ignorant of the world.

世間を知っている（世事に通じている）
He knows the world
He has a knowledge of the world
He is in touch with the world.

世間を知らぬ（世事に疎い）
He is ignorant of the world
He is out of touch with the world.

生まれたての赤ん坊のように世間を知らぬ
He knows the world as little as a baby.

世間知らずの高枕
He sleeps in peace in happy ignorance of the world
He reposes in the lap of ignorance.

彼は世間に明るい
He is versed in the ways of the world.

世間に明るくなる
to become versed in the ways of the world―cut one's eye-teeth

世間に暗い
He is ignorant of the world.

彼は世間の事情に通じている
He is versed in worldly affairs―in touch with the world.

彼は久しく引込んでいるから世間の事情に疎くなっている
He has led a retired life so long that he is out of touch with the world.

彼は世間の信用がある
He has credit with the public
He stands high in the public estimation.

相応に世間の信用ある商人だ
He is a respectable tradesman.

世間ではそう言っている
People say so.

世間では彼を発狂人だと言っている
People say that he is mad.

世間の噂ではその人はまだ生きているそうだ
Rumour says―Rumour has it―that the man is still living.

その事件が世間の噂になった
The affair got abroad―got wind―took air.

彼は世間の評判（世の談柄）になっている
He is the talk of the town.

世間では寄ると触るとその話で持ちきっている
People talk of nothing else.

彼は世間の評判ほど偉くない
He is not so great a man as he is reputed to be.

世間の評判ほど悪い人間じゃない
He is not so bad a man as he is reported to be―no so black as he is painted. （“The devil is not so black as he is painted”―悪魔は評判ほどの悪ならず―なる諺より）

世間の口がうるさい（人の口に戸が立てられぬ）
People will talk
What will the world say?
What will Mrs. Grundy say?

世間をはばかること
Grundyism

本分さえ尽くしておけば世間にはばかるところは無い
If I do my duty, I can look the world in the face.

世間がやかましい
The world is censorious.

そんなことをすると世間が許さぬ（世の非難を招く）
If you do such a thing, you will lay yourself open to public censure―（他動詞構文にすれば） Such conduct will lay you open to public censure.

世間は世間さ【イディオム・格言的】
“Let the world wag!”
“Let people talk and dogs bark.”

遊んでいては世間様に済まない
Idleness is a sin against the world.

世間が静かだ
All is silent
All is quiet.

世間は寝静まっている
The town is at rest.

世間が騒がしい
People are alarmed
The town is in an uproar.

この疑獄が世間を騒がした
The scandal created a sensation―made a stir in town.

世間が物騒だ
Burglary is rife.

世間になにか面白いことはありませんか
Is there any news?
How wags the world?

世間にはなにも面白いことは無いようだ
There is no news stirring.

近頃は忙しくて世間のことはちっとも知らない
I have been so busy that I don't know what is going on in the world.

世間にはよくあることだが二人はとうとうくっついてしまった
As often happens,―As is often the case,―they at last jumped the broomstick.

世間にはそんな人はいくらもある
There are many such people abroad―in the world.

世間の娘はお雛飾りをしている年頃に彼女はひとかどの政治家であった
She was an able politician at an age when other girls are dressing dolls.

世間へ出る
to go out into the world―start in life

世間へ出るとそんなうかつなことではいかん
You must have all your wits about you when you go out into the world.

世間へ出ると学校で覚えたことは役に立たぬ
What you learn at school, is useless in life.

めでたく世間へ出る
to make a good start in life―start in life under fair auspices

世間へ出て人にもまれる
to be buffeted by the world―knocked about in the world

世間にもまれなけりゃ人間に成れぬ
The world will make a man of you.

あのような人間を世間に出すのは市に虎を放つようなものだ
It is dangerous to let loose such men on society.

彼はあんなことをしたから世間に顔出しもできない
After such conduct on his part, he can not show his face in society.

世間を渡る
to walk through life―（方々なら）―knock about the world

渡る世間に鬼は無い
Man is man everywhere.

世間は広い
The world is wide―（ここばかり日は照らぬの意味なら）―I have all the world before me.

（食い詰めて）広い世間を狭くする
to lose credit with everybody

世間は広いようで狭い
The world is not so wide as it seems
One may lose credit with everybody.

彼らは世間を瞞着する奴らだ
Those men impose upon the public.

世間の同情を得る
to win public sympathy

彼は不幸に逢ってかえって世間の同情を得た
His misfortune won him public sympathy.

君は世間に誤解されている
You are misunderstood by the world.

僕は君の行動について世間の誤解を解くようにしよう
I will set your conduct in a proper light―set you right with the world.

その頃は普選が世間の問題になっていた
Universal suffrage was then at the front―in the air.

世間を張る
to make an appearance

世間の義理
conventional propriety―shackles of convention―demands of custom

（飽きも飽かれもせぬ仲を）世間の義理ゆえ遠ざかる
We lovers must part to satisfy the demands of custom.

世間は相待ち
People must depend on one another
“Hand washes hand.”【イディオム・格言的】