１９世紀末でも、イギリス海軍の船員は、そうすることが弱さの印だという理由で、ナイフとフォークを使うことを許されていなかった。

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１９世紀末でも、イギリス海軍の船員は、そうすることが弱さの印だという理由で、ないふとフォークを使うことを許されていなかった。

English Translation

Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.

Furigana

１９世紀末(せいきまつ)でも、イギリス海軍(かいぐん)の船員(せんいん)は、そうすることが弱(よわ)さの印(しるし)だという理由(りゆう)で、ナイフとフォークを使(つか)うことを許(ゆる)されていなかった。

Romanji

Ichi kyū seikimatsu demo, Igirisu kaigun no sen'in wa, sō suru koto ga yowasa no shirushi da toiu riyū de, naifu to fuxo-ku o tsukau koto o yurusareteinakatta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

世紀末 (せいきまつ)

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siecle

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

英吉利 (イギリス)

Great Britain; United Kingdom

海軍 (かいぐん)

navy

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

船員 (せんいん)

sailor

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

弱い (よわい)

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

印 (しるし)

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest; flag; evidence; proof; token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

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.

ナイフ (ナイフ)

knife

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

フォーク (フォーク、ホーク)

fork; folk; folk song; hawk

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

許す (ゆるす)

to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield