本位

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

ほんい【本位】

❶〔基準・中心となるもの〕

自己本位の人［考え方］
〔自己中心の〕「a self-centered [an egocentric] person [way of thinking]

彼は実験本位の授業を行っている
His teaching focuses on experiments.

応募者の学歴よりも人物本位に考えねばならない
We should pay more attention to the applicants' personal character than to their academic backgrounds.

彼は金［享楽］本位だ
Money [Pleasure] is his first consideration.／His guiding principle is money [pleasure].

この学校は語学本位だ
Language 「takes the central place in [forms the foundation of] the curriculum of this school.／This school makes language teaching its forte.

彼は品質本位の方針で事業に成功した
His“quality first”policy brought him success in business.

❷〔貨幣制度の基準〕a standard

この国は金［銀］本位制である
This country is on the gold [silver] standard.／The currency of this country is based on gold [silver].

本位貨幣

standard money

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