技術者は自然を知ろうとするよりはむしろ利用しようとする。

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English Translation

The engineer seeks not so much to know nature as to make use of it.

Furigana

技術者(ぎじゅつしゃ)は自然(しぜん)を知(し)ろうとするよりはむしろ利用(りよう)しようとする。

Romanji

Gijutsusha wa shizen o shirou to suru yori wa mushiro riyōshiyou to suru.

Words

技術者 (ぎじゅつしゃ)

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

は (は)

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

自然 (しぜん)

nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

と (と)

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

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

利用 (りよう)

use; utilization; utilisation; application