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Meanings
Noun
1. ある事象の内容を伝達するために、その範疇に属する事象から抽出された少数のもの、または事象に沿って示された仮定。事例。具体例。
2. ならわし。慣例。
3. 前例。
4. いつものこと。通例。
5. 話題になっていること。明言しないが容易に想定されること。くだん。
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① 通例や原則から外れるもの。広く通用しているものに当て嵌まらないもの。
proportion
as usual; as is one's habit
Examples (25 in total)
The examples are as follows.
Show me another example.
Look at the following example.
Let's meet at the usual place.
See the example given above.
I remember that place.
"Did you bring the book?" "Oh, I forgot it!"
I think this is a case in point.
This is an example of the survival of the fittest, as it is called.
That's not a very good example.
Have you answered that letter yet?
Let's simply look at this example.
I've been reading that book all afternoon.
Reporter: Can you give me an example?
He followed in his father's footsteps.
It's a perfect example of cruel fate.
He illustrated his theory with examples.
I think he has something to do with that scandal.
Wherever you may go, you may find examples of his evil doings.
That accident is a good example of his carelessness.
The speaker illustrated the theory with examples.
Now let's return to the main problem of education.
"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
I really liked this example.
This is an interesting case where there is no principal determining element.