英和和英

読み方 しょうたい

名詞

A caravan

読み方 しょうたい

名詞

A section （of infantry）; a troop （of cavalry）

用例

• 小隊長
  a section commander

• 半小隊
  a subsection

読み方 しょうたい

名詞

→『しょうだい（招待）』

読み方 しょうたい

名詞

1

（＝本当の姿、真の性格）one's natural shape; one's true character; one's true colours

用例

• 正体を顕わす
  A fox reveals its natural shape―A man reveals his true character―shows his true colours―shows himself in his true colours―throws off the mask.

• もう猫をかぶっても駄目だ、正体を顕わせ
  It is no use playing the hypocrite any longer―show yourself in your true colours.
• あれがあの男の正体だ
  That is the true character of the man
  He has revealed his true character.
• 化物の正体を見露す
  to unmask a ghost―expose an apparition
• あの男の正体を見露してやる
  I will unmask him―expose him―find him out―prove his identity.
• 化物の正体見たり枯尾花
  The ghost proved to be a beckoning flower.

2

（＝正気）consciousness

用例

• 彼は正体無く酔っている
  He is dead drunk―drunk and incapable.

• 酔うと正体無くなる
  He drinks himself dead drunk.
• 正体無く寝ている
  He is dead asleep―fast asleep―sound asleep.