立彬の日本語
高級車は地位の象徴である。
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An expensive car is a status symbol.
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高級車, こうきゅうしゃ
1. luxury car
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地位, ちい
1. (social) position, status, standing
2. position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
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象徴, しょうちょう
1. symbol (of something abstract), emblem, (symbolic) representation
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である
1. be, is
是、=です、=だ
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用;助词,表示所有关系