このことを背景知識として、ここで進化論生物学の現状についての考察に移ろう。

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English Translation

With this as background I turn now to an account of the present state of evolutionary biology.

Furigana

このことを背景(はいけい)知識(ちしき)として、ここで進化論(しんかろん)生物学(せいぶつがく)の現状(げんじょう)についての考察(こうさつ)に移(うつ)ろう。

Romanji

Kono koto o haikei chishiki toshite, koko de shinkaron seibutsugaku no genjō nitsuite no kōsatsu ni utsurou.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

背景 (はいけい)

background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

知識 (ちしき)

knowledge; information

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

進化論 (しんかろん)

evolutionary theory; theory of evolution

生物学 (せいぶつがく)

biology

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

現状 (げんじょう)

present condition; existing state; status quo

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

考察 (こうさつ)

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

移る (うつる)

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)