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ほんとう^１ 本当

1

〈真実〉	truth
〈事実〉	a fact
〈現実〉	reality

ほんとうの

true

actual

real

ほんとうの兄弟

one's real brothers

ほんとうの事

a fact

the truth

ほんとうのような話

a likely‐sounding story

a story having the ring of truth about it

ほんとうらしい嘘

a plausible lie

ほんとうにする

take 《somebody's remarks》 seriously

believe.

用例

ほんとうかしら. Can it be true?｜I wonder if it is true. ほんとうですか. 〈驚いた〉 Really?｜〈まさか〉 Not really?｜You don't say (so)! 僕はそんなことはしません, ほんとうです. I didn't do it, on my honor. ほんとうを言うと私は彼が好きではありません. To tell the truth, I don't like him. 正直が最善の策とはほんとうだ. It is truly said that honesty is the best policy. 彼はほんとうのことを言っているらしい. He seems to be telling the truth. 誰がそんな話をほんとうにするものか. Who do you expect to believe that?｜Nobody would believe it. 思いきってほんとうのことを言いましょう. Now I'll speak out honestly.

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〈正しいこと〉

ほんとうの

right; proper

〈正式の〉 official

ほんとうの時刻

the right time

日本料理のほんとうの作り方

the proper way of cooking a Japanese dish.

用例

イギリスのほんとうの国名はなんですか. What is the official name of England?

3

〈本物〉

ほんとうの

genuine

real

【形式ばった表現】 veritable

【形式ばった表現】 authentic.

用例

彼こそほんとうの学者だ. He is (what I call) a real scholar.｜【形式ばった表現】 He is a scholar worthy of the name.

本当は

really

in reality

the truth is 《that…》

ほんとうはそうできないのだが…

strictly speaking, it should not be done, but…

用例

ほんとうは彼は解雇されたのだ. The truth is that he has been dismissed.

本当に

〈真に〉 really; truly; actually

〈正しく〉 properly

〈まったく〉 really; quite; indeed; very

用例

ほんとうにありがとう. Thank you very much. ほんとうに怖かった. I was really scared. ほんとうに気持ちのいい日だこと. What a beautiful day! あいつはほんとうに嫌いだ. I do hate him.

斎藤和英大辞典

本当

読み方 ほんとう

形容詞相当語句

1

True; real; proper; right; genuine; veritable:（=に） truly; really; properly; indeed; in truth

用例

そりゃ本当か
Is that true?

本当かしら
Can it be true?―I wonder if it can be true.

本当かウソかわからない
I can't not tell whether it is true or false.

本当でもウソでも我々には関係の無いことだ
Whether it be true or false,―Be it true or false,―it does not concern us.

本当か、そりゃ結構だ
Really!―Indeed!―I am glad of it.

本当に面白かった
We had a really good time.

ありゃ本当の兄弟じゃない
They are not true brothers.

この刀は本当の正宗だ
This sword is a genuine Masamune.

それが本当のやり方だ
This is the proper way to do it.

本当の時間は何時か
What is the right time?

造花は本当の花と見分けがつかぬ
You can not tell the artificial flowers from natural ones.

これこそ本当の賜物だ
This is a veritable boon.

本当は僕が後を取るのだ
By rights, I ought to be heir.

（彼を英文家だと言うが）本当は英文などは書いたことが無い
In reality,―In point of fact,―he never penned a line of English.

本当を言えば日本人は黄色人種ではない
Properly speaking,―Strictly speaking,―the Japanese do not belong to the yellow race.

僕の言うことは大丈夫本当だ
You may depend upon the truth of my statement―depend upon it.

これは誓って本当だ
I can affirm it to be true.

彼はその説は誓って本当だと言った
He solemnly affirmed the statement to be true.

（冗談は冗談として）本当にどうするつもりか
Really and truly,―Honestly and frankly,―Indeed and indeed,―what do you mean to do?

本当らしい話
a likely story

その話は本当らしい
The story has some colour of truth.

その話が本当らしくみえる事情がある
Circumstances give colour to the story.

本当らしいウソ
a specious lie

ウソから出た本当
Truth comes out of falsehood.

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用例

人の話を本当にする
to believe a story

僕は彼の言うことを本当にしない
I do not believe him.

そんな話を誰が本当にするものか
Who will believe such a story?―“Tell it to the horse-marines!”

（そんなうまいことを言うと）ばかな者は本当にしますよ
One would take you at your word.

JMdict

本当

読み方：ほんと、ほんとう

本當 とも書く

（形容動詞／ナ形容詞、名詞） truth; reality

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**** ほんとう

(aj) true ****

(aj) real ****

(aj) genuine **

(adv) truly ***

(adv) really **

関連語

あてはまる, 現実, 真, 真実, 本物, 真性

用例

true for [〜にあてはまる]

This is particularly true for flavonoid dyes. (Anal Chem)

This has been especially true for lithiumion batteries used in portable electronics. (Chem Rev)

be true of [〜にあてはまる]

As is true of most cells, swimming sperm maintain intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations at submicromolar levels. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA)

true-negative [真陰性]

Thus, the study included 1066 true-negative, nine true-positive, two false-negative, and five false-positive results. (Radiology)

true-positive [真陽性]

The 31 PET-positive and CT-negative sites accounted for 23% of all 134 true-positive PET sites. (Radiology)

be also true of [〜にもあてはまる]

Using a range of molecular cytogenetic techniques we have generated evidence indicating that this is also true of canine tumors. (Genome Res)

用例

real [現実の]

Real expenditures by both the government and the private sector increased rapidly between the mid-1970s and the mid-1980s, and have since leveled off. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA)

Results of the application of the three techniques to real experimental data are presented and discussed. (J Theor Biol)

real [本当の，本物の]

Bacteria living in complex associations with animals are often proposed to be the real producers of 'invertebrate' metabolites. (Trends Biotechnol)

In this regime our model calculations converge with standard models in which the real contact area determines the adhesion. (Nat Mater)

in real time [リアルタイムで，実時間で]

We describe here a thymic slice preparation for visualizing thymocyte motility and signaling in real time with two-photon microscopy. (Nat Immunol)

These findings reveal an unprecedented role for dopamine in the regulation of drug taking in real time. (Nature)

The nervous system reflexively regulates the inflammatory response in real time, just as it controls heart rate and other vital functions. (Nature)

in the real world [現実の世界では]

Unfortunately, in the real world the ideal case does not exist. (Chem Rev)

The field of ecological developmental biology seeks to look at development in the real world of predators, competitors, and changing seasons. (Dev Biol)

用例

truly [本当に]

This made it difficult to design sensors that operate in a truly reversible fashion. (Anal Chem)

trueの共起表現

realの共起表現

genuineの共起表現

trulyの共起表現

reallyの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

本当

【副詞】

1 really, real, very, rattling

強意語として使われる

(used as intensifiers)

she was very gifted 彼女は、非常に才能があった he played very well 彼は非常に上手にプレーした a really enjoyable evening 本当に楽しい晩 I'm real sorry about it その件に関し、深くお詫び申上げる a rattling good yarn 活発な面白い冒険談

2 really, genuinely, truly

真実、事実または現実に従って

(in accordance with truth or fact or reality)

she was now truly American 今では彼女は偽りなくアメリカ人だった a genuinely open society 真に開かれた社会 they don't really listen to us 彼らは私たちの言うことを全然聞かない

3 really, actually

実際に

(in actual fact)

to be nominally but not actually independent 名目上は独立しているが、本当はそうでない no one actually saw the shark だれも実際に鮫を見なかった large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt 大きいいん石は実際に小惑星帯からやってくる

【形容詞】

1 correct, right

エラーがない

(free from error)

the correct answer 正解 the correct version 正しいバージョン the right answer 正しい答 took the right road 正しい道を選択した the right decision 正しい決定

2 true

正しく、呼ばれている

(rightly so called)

true courage 本当の勇気 a spirit which true men have always admired 正直な人が常に賞賛してきた精神 a true friend 本当の友人

3 real, veridical

現実と同時に起こるさま

(coinciding with reality)

perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception- F.A.Olafson 知覚の誤り、とは真の知覚におどろくほど類似している

4 unfeigned, true, genuine

装われない

(not pretended)

genuine emotion 本物の感情 her interest in people was unfeigned 彼女の人々への関心は真実であった true grief 本当の悲しみ

5 true

事実か現実と一致している

(consistent with fact or reality)

the story is true 物語は真実である it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true- B. Russell それを真実であると裏付けられない提案を信じるのは望ましくない−B.ラッセル the true meaning of the statement 声明の本当の意味

6 true

決定的な基準に従う

(conforming to definitive criteria)

the horseshoe crab is not a true crab カブトガニは本当のカニではない Pythagoras was the first true mathematician ピタゴラスは最初の真の数学者だった

【名詞】

1 fact

その実際の出来事または起きたことであることについての確認された情報の発表または主張

(a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)

he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts 彼は印象的な事実の列挙でその議論を支えた

2 true statement, truth

本当の話

(a true statement)

he told the truth 彼は真実を話した he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it 彼は真実を答えることを考えたが、彼らがそれを信じないことを知っていた

3 real number, real

有理数と無理数

(any rational or irrational number)

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