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せいめい^１ 生命

1

〈命, 寿命〉

life; existence

生命の長い[短い]

long‐[short‐]lived

生命を賭する

risk one's life

多くの生命を犠牲にして

at the cost of many lives

生命にかかわる

fatal 《diseases》

【形式ばった表現】 mortal 《wounds》.

用例

この伝染病のために大勢の人の生命が奪い去られた. The epidemic took a heavy toll of lives. その自動車事故で 3 人の若者の生命が失われた. The automobile accident claimed the lives of three young people.

2

〈ある分野での活動〉

用例

日本の作家は概して作家としての生命が短い. Japanese writers are, in general, short‐lived as such. 彼の政治生命もこれで終わりだ. His political life [career] is finished [over].｜《口語》 As a politician he's a dead duck.

3

〈精髄, 最も大切なもの〉

the life; the soul.

用例

ニュースの生命はその信頼性にある. The lifeblood of news lies in its credibility. 翻訳では原著の生命が失われてしまうだろう. 【形式ばった表現】 In translation the soul of the book will be lost. 彼にとってこの仕事は生命だ. This work is everything to him.

生命維持装置

a life‐support system

生命感

a feeling of vitality

the sense of being alive

生命工学

biotechnology

生命線

《guard》 one's lifeline

〈手相の〉 the line of Life; the Lifeline

生命表

a life chart

生命力

life force

survival power [ability]

one's [its] hold on life

vitality

生命力のある

〈赤ん坊などが〉 viable

用例

雑草はしぶとい生命力があって, なかなか根絶やしにできない. The weeds are difficult to eradicate owing to their strong hold on life.

斎藤和英大辞典

生命

読み方 せいめい

名詞

1

（＝いのち）life; existence

用例

生命に関する
to endanger one's life―prove mortal

生命に関する病
a fatal disease

生命に関する傷
a mortal wound

この病は生命に関することがある
This disease proves fatal―Some cases prove fatal.

この病は生命には関せぬ
This disease is not fatal.

傷は生命に関するかも知れぬ
The wound may prove mortal.

傷は生命には関せぬ
The wound is not mortal.

生命に関する問題だ
It is a matter of life and death to me―It is a hanging matter.

生命を失う
to lose one's life

この発明をするとて発明者が生命を失った
The invention lost the inventor his life―cost the inventor his life.

生命を救う
to save one's life―（は一人、多数なら）―save many lives―save life―（殺そうと思った人の生命なら）―spare one's life

生命を支える
to support life―sustain life

彼はどうかこうか生命を支えている
He manages to keep body and soul together.

生命危し
His life is in danger―He is in danger of losing his life―He is in peril of his life.

生命おぼつかなし
His life is despaired of.

生命には別条無し
His life is out of danger.

医者は生命には別条無しと診断した
The doctor has pronounced him out of danger.

生命身体には別条無し
He is safe in life and limb―He has escaped with life and limb.

生命を延長する
to prolong one's life―prolong one's existence―lengthen one's days

生命を賭す
to stake one's life on the result―risk one's life for the sake of others―hazard one's life to do something

彼は生命を賭して人を助けた
He saved others at the risk of his life―at the hazard of his life―at the peril of his life.

生命をなげうつ
to lay down one's life―give one's life

国家の為なら生命をなげうつ
I would lay down my life for my country―give my life for my country.

彼は生命をなげうって人を助けた
He saved others at the price of his life―at the cost of his life―at the sacrifice of his life.

国家に生命を捧げる
to offer one's life for one's country

生命は義によりて軽し
I hold my life at nothing as compared with my cause.

生命財産の損失
loss of life and property

生命財産の安全
the security of life and property

生命保険
life-insurance

2

（＝事物の要所）the vital point, the life, the soul （of anything）

用例

操は女の生命だ
Chastity is the life and soul of a woman.

組織はこの学校の生命だ
System is the soul of this school.

読書は僕の生命だ
Reading is my life―Reading is as the breath of my nostrils to me.

速力は駆逐艦の生命だ
speed is the life of a destroyer―Speed is all-important to a destroyer

JMdict

生命

読み方：せいめい

（名詞） life; existence

法令用語日英標準対訳辞書

生命

life

学術用語英和対訳集

生命

life; vital; biosis

JST科学技術用語日英対訳辞書

生命

life; biosis

英和医学用語集

生命

life，vital

ライフサイエンス辞書

生命

***** せいめい

(n) life ****

(aj) vital ****

(aj) animate **

関連語

生涯, 重要, 生活, 致命的, 元気づける, 生命維持, 人生, 活気づける

用例

half life [半減期]

Polymer conjugation to proteins reduces immunogenicity, prolongs plasma half-life and enhances protein stability. (Trends Biotechnol)

This drug has an extremely short-half life and is not orally absorbed; thus, a search has been ongoing for alternative chelators with less onerous delivery. (Curr Opin Hematol)

early in life [生涯の早期に]

Data from experimental species suggest possible mechanisms for the origin of chronic disease early in life. (Annu Rev Nutr)

In one such strain, BXSB/MpJScR, male mice develop severe lupus-like symptoms early in life but females do not. (J Immunol)

In Tibetan children, severe stunting due to malnutrition occurs early in life, and morbidity is high. (N Engl J Med)

用例

vital [生命の，致死的な]

Blood vessels perfuse all tissues in the body and mediate vital metabolic exchange between tissues and blood. (Nat Med)

Glucose modulates many vital processes in photosynthetic plants. (Science)

Synaptic inhibition is a vital component in the control of cell excitability within the brain. (Nat Neurosci)

be vital to [〜は非常に重要である]

Communication between the clinician and the laboratory is vital to determine the best therapeutic options. (N Engl J Med)

Axon branching is vital to the development of a highly interconnected and functional nervous system. (Curr Opin Neurobiol)

be vital for [〜にとって重要である]

It is vital for clinicians to keep up on the latest advances. (Curr Opin Rheumatol)

Face-to-face discussion is vital for explaining the use and side-effects of medications. (Lancet)

lifeの共起表現

vitalの共起表現

animateの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

生命

【名詞】

1 life

集合的に生き物

(living things collectively)

the oceans are teeming with life 海は生物で満ちている

2 life

生きているものを無機物から区別する有機体現象

(the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones)

there is no life on the moon 月には生き物がいない

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日英・英日専門用語辞書

生命

breath，life, liberty and property，life，vital，biosis

クロスランゲージ 37分野専門語辞書

生命

life; biosis

Weblio英和対訳辞書

生命

life

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