On Liberty — Page 10
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
抽象的な真理は具体的な例証を得て、具体的な例証は一連の抽象的な探求の中にその適切な基盤を見出す。
Perhaps Carlyle's epithets of "iridescent" and "vivid" refer incidentally to Mrs. Mill's quick perceptiveness, and thus throw a useful light on the mutual advantages of the common work of husband and wife.
おそらくカーライルの「虹色の」および「鮮やかな」という形容語句は、付随的にミル夫人の鋭い知覚力に言及しており、それゆえ夫婦の共同作業の相互的な利点に有益な光を投げかけている。
But it savours almost of impertinence even to attempt to lift the veil on a mystery like this.
しかし、このような謎のベールを持ち上げようとすること自体、ほとんど無礼に近いものがある。
It is enough to say, perhaps, that however much we may deplore the exaggeration of Mill's references to his wife, we recognise that, for whatever reason, the pair lived an ideally happy life.
おそらく、ミルの妻への言及における誇張をいかに嘆かわしく思おうとも、何らかの理由により、この二人が理想的に幸福な生涯を送ったことは認めざるを得ない、と言えば十分であろう。
It still, however, remains to estimate the extent to which Mrs. Taylor, both before and after her marriage with Mill, made actual contributions to his thoughts and his public work.
しかしそれでも、テイラー夫人がミルとの結婚の前後を通じて、彼の思想および公的な著作にどの程度実質的な貢献をしたかを評価することが残されている。
Here I may be perhaps permitted to avail myself of what I have already written in a previous work.[1]
ここで私は、以前の著作においてすでに書いたことを利用することをお許しいただけるかもしれない。
Mill gives us abundant help in this matter in the _Autobiography_.
ミルは『自伝』においてこの問題について豊富な手がかりを与えてくれる。
When first he knew her, his thoughts were turning to the subject of Logic.
彼が初めて彼女と知り合ったとき、彼の関心は論理学という主題へと向かいつつあった。
But his published work on the subject owed nothing to her, he tells us, in its doctrines.
しかし、その主題に関する彼の公刊著作は、その学説においては彼女に何も負っていないと彼は述べている。
It was Mill's custom to write the whole of a book so as to get his general scheme complete, and then laboriously to re-write it in order to perfect the phrases and the composition.
ミルの習慣は、まず全体的な構想を完成させるために本の全体を書き上げ、それから表現と文章を磨くために労苦を惜しまず書き直すことであった。
Doubtless Mrs. Taylor was of considerable help to him as a critic of style.
テイラー夫人が文体の批評家として彼にかなりの助けをもたらしたことは疑いない。
Vocabulary
- 抽象的
- chūshōteki — Abstract; theoretical rather than concrete or tangible.
- な
- na — Particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 真理
- shinri — Truth; a fundamental, universally valid principle.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
- 具体的
- gutaiteki — Concrete; specific and tangible rather than abstract.
- 例証
- reishō — Illustration; example used to demonstrate a point.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 得て
- ete — Obtaining; having acquired or gained something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses sequentially.
- 一連
- ichiren — A series; a chain of related events or things.
- の
- no — Possessive/attributive particle linking nouns.
- 探求
- tankyū — Inquiry; earnest pursuit or search for knowledge.
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; in the middle of something.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
- その
- sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- 適切
- tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable and fitting for the situation.
- 基盤
- kiban — Foundation; base upon which something is built.
- 見出す
- midasu — To find; to discover or identify something.
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably; most likely; expressing conjecture.
- 虹色
- nijiiro — Rainbow-colored; having multiple vivid colors.
- および
- oyobi — And; as well as; used to connect items formally.
- 鮮やか
- azayaka — Vivid; bright and striking in color or clarity.
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; used to quote or name something.
- 形容
- keiyō — Description; qualifying or characterizing expression.
- 語句
- goku — Words and phrases; linguistic expressions.
- 付随的
- fuzuiteki — Incidental; accompanying but secondary in importance.
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; a married woman or someone's wife.
- 鋭い
- surudoi — Sharp; keen; having acute perception or intellect.
- 知覚
- chikaku — Perception; the ability to sense and understand things.
- 力
- chikara — Power; ability; strength or capacity to do something.
- 言及
- genkyū — Mention; reference to a person or topic.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of する; connecting verbal clauses.
- おり
- ori — Being; a polite form of いる indicating existence.
- それゆえ
- soreyue — Therefore; consequently; for that reason.
- 夫婦
- fūfu — Married couple; husband and wife together.
- 共同
- kyōdō — Joint; cooperative; done together by multiple people.
- 作業
- sagyō — Work; task; a piece of practical work or operation.
- 相互的
- sōgoteki — Mutual; reciprocal; existing between two parties equally.
- 利点
- riten — Advantage; benefit; a favorable point or merit.
- 有益
- yūeki — Beneficial; useful; producing good results or profit.
- 光
- hikari — Light; illumination; brightness or enlightenment.
- 投げかけ
- nageкake — Casting; throwing light or a question toward something.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast.
- この
- kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.
- よう
- yō — Seeming; like; indicates resemblance or manner.
- 謎
- nazo — Mystery; puzzle; something difficult to understand.
- ベール
- bēru — Veil; a covering that conceals or obscures something.
- 持ち上げ
- mochiage — Lifting; raising something up from below.
- と
- to — Particle indicating quotation, condition, or accompaniment.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; a general-purpose action verb.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- 自体
- jitai — Itself; in itself; the thing itself without qualification.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all of something.
- 無礼
- burei — Rudeness; impoliteness; disrespectful behavior.
- 近い
- chikai — Near; close; not far in distance or degree.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something tangible or abstract.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also indicates contrast or emphasis.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; used for inanimate things.
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse in a marriage.
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement or orientation.
- おける
- okeru — In; at; regarding; occurring within a context.
- 誇張
- kochō — Exaggeration; overstatement beyond actual facts.
- いかに
- ikani — However much; no matter how; to what degree.
- 嘆かわしく
- nagekawashiku — Lamentably; deplorable; in a regrettable manner.
- 思おう
- omōu — May think; volitional form of 思う meaning to think.
- とも
- tomo — Even if; regardless; concessive particle.
- 何らかの
- nanraka no — Some kind of; some sort of reason or cause.
- 理由
- riyū — Reason; cause; explanation for something.
- により
- ni yori — Due to; by means of; because of something.
- 二人
- futari — Two people; a pair; the two of them.
- 理想的
- risōteki — Ideal; perfectly suited; conforming to an ideal.
- 幸福
- kōfuku — Happiness; well-being; a state of joy and contentment.
- 生涯
- shōgai — Lifetime; one's whole life from birth to death.
- 送っ
- okut(te) — Spent; passed (time); lived through a period of life.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
- 認め
- mitome — Acknowledging; recognizing; admitting something as true.
- ざる
- zaru — Negative attributive ending; must; cannot avoid doing.
- ない
- nai — Negation; not; does not exist or occur.
- 言えば
- ieba — If one says; speaking of; to put it in words.
- 十分
- jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequate for the purpose.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or scope.
- あろう
- arō — Probably is; volitional/presumptive form of ある.
- それでも
- soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact.
- との
- to no — With; attributive form indicating a relational connection.
- 結婚
- kekkon — Marriage; the union of two people as spouses.
- 前後
- zengo — Before and after; around a specific time period.
- 通じ
- tsūji — Throughout; by means of; passing through a period.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; referring to a male person.
- 思想
- shisō — Thought; ideology; intellectual ideas or philosophy.
- 公的
- kōteki — Public; official; relating to public or official matters.
- 著作
- chosaku — Written works; publications authored by someone.
- どの
- dono — Which; what degree of; interrogative determiner.
- 程度
- teido — Degree; extent; level or measure of something.
- 実質的
- jisshitsuteki — Substantial; real and meaningful in actual effect.
- 貢献
- kōken — Contribution; meaningful input toward a shared goal.
- か
- ka — Question particle; also indicates uncertainty or doubt.
- 評価
- hyōka — Evaluation; assessment of worth or quality.
- 残さ
- nokosa — Left; remaining; preserved for future reference.
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary; indicates passive voice construction.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place; indicating the current location.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- 以前
- izen — Before; previously; at an earlier point in time.
- おいて
- oite — At; in; regarding; indicating context or location.
- すでに
- sudeni — Already; by now; having occurred before this moment.
- 書い
- kai(te) — Wrote; written; past connective form of 書く.
- 利用
- riyō — Use; utilization; making practical use of something.
- お
- o — Honorific prefix making words more polite.
- 許し
- yurushi — Permission; forgiveness; allowance granted by someone.
- いただける
- itadakeru — Can receive; humble form requesting permission graciously.
- かもしれ
- kamoshire — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
- 自伝
- jiden — Autobiography; a self-written account of one's life.
- 問題
- mondai — Problem; issue; a matter requiring attention or solution.
- ついて
- tsuite — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic.
- 豊富
- hōfu — Abundant; rich; plentiful in quantity or variety.
- 手がかり
- tegakari — Clue; hint; a lead that helps find something.
- 与え
- atae — Giving; providing; supplying something to someone.
- くれる
- kureru — To give; someone does something for one's benefit.
- 初めて
- hajimete — For the first time; never having done before.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; referring to a female person.
- 知り合っ
- shiriat(te) — Became acquainted; got to know each other.
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs.
- 関心
- kanshin — Interest; concern; attention directed toward something.
- 論理学
- ronrigaku — Logic; the academic study of reasoning principles.
- 主題
- shudai — Subject; theme; the main topic being discussed.
- 向かい
- mukai — Facing; turning toward; directing attention to something.
- つつ
- tsutsu — While; in the process of doing two things simultaneously.
- あっ
- at(te) — Being; existing; connective form of ある.
- 関する
- kansuru — Relating to; concerning; having to do with something.
- 公刊
- kōkan — Publication; officially publishing work for public access.
- 学説
- gakusetsu — Theory; academic doctrine or scholarly thesis.
- 何
- nani — What; nothing; an interrogative or negative pronoun.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; emphatic or additive particle.
- 負っ
- ot(te) — Owed; indebted; bearing obligation to someone.
- い
- i — Being; continuative form of いる indicating state.
- 述べ
- nobe — Stating; expressing; describing in words.
- 習慣
- shūkan — Habit; custom; a regular practice done repeatedly.
- まず
- mazu — First; to begin with; before anything else.
- 全体的
- zentaiteki — Overall; general; relating to the whole picture.
- 構想
- kōsō — Concept; plan; overall design or framework of something.
- 完成
- kansei — Completion; finishing; bringing something to perfection.
- さ
- sa — Causative auxiliary suffix; making something be done.
- せる
- seru — Causative ending; to make or let someone do something.
- ため
- tame — For; in order to; for the purpose or benefit of.
- 本
- hon — Book; a printed written work bound together.
- 全体
- zentai — Whole; entirety; the complete thing without omission.
- 書き上げ
- kakiage — Writing up; completing a piece of writing fully.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- から
- kara — From; after; because; indicating starting point or cause.
- 表現
- hyōgen — Expression; the way ideas are conveyed in language.
- 文章
- bunshō — Sentence; prose; a piece of written composition.
- 磨く
- migaku — To polish; to refine; to improve through effort.
- 労苦
- rōku — Toil; hardship; strenuous labor and difficulty endured.
- 惜しまず
- oshimazu — Sparing no effort; without begrudging time or energy.
- 書き直す
- kakinaosu — To rewrite; to revise written content from scratch.
- 文体
- buntai — Writing style; the characteristic manner of written expression.
- 批評家
- hihyōka — Critic; a person who evaluates and judges creative works.
- として
- toshite — As; in the role of; in the capacity of.
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably; fairly; to a significant degree.
- 助け
- tasuke — Help; assistance; aid provided to someone.
- もたらし
- motarashi — Brought; provided; causing something to come about.
- 疑い
- utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty about something's truth.
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