guilt (B1)

カタカナ: ギルト

IPA: /ɡɪlt/

Definition

'Guilt' has two meanings: (1) The bad feeling you have inside when you know you did something wrong — 'I feel guilt for lying to her.' (2) The legal or moral fact of being responsible for a crime or wrong — 'The court proved his guilt.'

意味: 'guilt'には2つの意味があります。(1) 自分が悪いことをしたと分かっているときに感じる内面の嫌な気持ち（罪悪感）。例：'I feel guilt for lying to her.'（彼女に嘘をついた罪悪感がある） (2) 罪や過ちに対する法的・道徳的責任の事実（有罪）。例：'The court proved his guilt.'（裁判所は彼の有罪を証明した）

Examples / 例文

• 彼女は遅刻したことに罪悪感を感じた。 — She felt guilt about being late.

• 彼の有罪は証拠によって明らかになった。 — His guilt was clear from the evidence.

• 罪悪感から彼は謝った。 — Out of guilt, he apologized.

Guilt の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Guilt:

• 罪悪感
• 罪の意識
• 有罪

How to Use Guilt

feel guilt (collocation)

To experience the emotion of guilt — "I feel guilt every time I think about what I said."

out of guilt (collocation)

Because of a feeling of guilt — "He called her out of guilt, not because he wanted to."

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