プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ひとつ【一つ】
❶〔一個〕one ⇒いち(一)
とてもよく使われる動詞が一つ抜けてしまった
One very common verb was left out.
ブラシを一つ買った
I bought a brush.
りんごは一つも残っていません
We have no apples.
このページには一つの誤植もない
There isn't a single misprint on this page.
これらは一つ30円です
These are thirty yen each [apiece].
彼がたった今面白い情報を一つ聞かせてくれた
He has just given me an interesting piece of information.(▼an interesting informationとは言わない)
もう一つ二つ家具が要る
We need a few more pieces of furniture.(▼a few more furnituresとは言わない)
一つずつオレンジを子供たちに与えた
He gave one orange to each child.
彼らはあっという間に食べ物を一つ残らず平らげた
They ate up the food in no time.
箱が二つあり,一つが青で,もう一つが黒です
There are two boxes: one is blue and the other is black.
カップが3つあります.一つは赤,一つは黄色,もう一つが白です[一つは赤で後は白です]
There are three cups. One is red, 「another is yellow, and the other is white [and the others are white].
注意をしておきます.一つ,遅刻をしないこと.二つ,無断欠勤をしないこと.三つ,いつも笑顔を忘れないこと
I want to give you some advice. First, don't be late; second, don't be absent without permission; and third, don't ever forget your smile.
❷〔一体〕
世界は一つ
The world is one.
海と空が水平線で一つになっている
The sea and the sky blend together at the horizon.
彼らは一つになって難局に対処した
They dealt with the situation 「in a body [through united efforts].
❸〔…だけ〕
女手一つで5人の子供を育てた
She brought up her five children alone.
社長の考え一つで決まる
It depends ultimately on the president's decision.
❹〔同じ〕the same
彼らは一つ屋根の下に住んでいた
They were living 「in the same house [under the same roof].
一つ事をくよくよ考えるな
Don't brood on and on over the same thing.
❺〔一方,一面〕
一つには
for one thing
不作の原因は一つには不順な気候である
The crop failure is due in part to the unusual weather conditions./One of the causes of the crop failure is the unusual weather.
一つには時間が掛かるし,もう一つには金がない
For one thing there is no time to spare, and for another I don't have the money.
一つには子供のため,一つには自分の楽しみのために海辺に行った
We went to the beach partly for the children's sake and partly for my own pleasure.
❻〔…さえ〕
彼女はみそ汁一つ作れない
She cannot even make miso soup.
いやな顔一つしないでまめに働いた
She worked hard most willingly.
そのことは何一つ知りません
I know nothing about it.
愚痴一つこぼさない
He never grumbles.
❼〔ちょっと,試しに〕
一つ考えてみましょう
I'll think about it.
一つやってみよう
Let's have a try./I'll just try it./《口》 Let's give it a go.
一つお願いしたいことがあります
I want to ask you a favor./I have a favor to ask of you.