英和和英

読み方 えだは

名詞

1

（＝枝と葉） branches and leaves:（分岐）ramifications

2

（＝枝葉にわたること） digression

用例

• 話が枝葉にわたる
  to digress （from the subject）―wander from the point―make a digression

• 枝葉にわたるな
  Do not wander from the point!
  Keep to the point!
• 話が枝葉にわたりました
  I have digressed from the subject
  To return to my subject.
• 先生の講義は時々枝葉にわたる
  He makes frequent digressions in his lectures.

読み方 しよう

名詞

（Branches and leaves―の意味なら）minor details; unessentials

用例

• 枝葉は論ずるに及ばぬ
  You need not enter into details
  You may omit the unessentials.

• 枝葉に亘る
  to digress from the subject―wander from the point―make a digression
• 話が枝葉に亘りました
  I have digressed
  To return to my subject.
• 先生の講議は時々枝葉に亘る
  He makes frequent digressions in his lectures.
• 枝葉に亘るな
  Do not wander from the point!
  Keep to the point!
• 枝葉問題
  a side-issue
  an off issue