Rule
01
instructions or guidelines that determine how a game or sport is played
例
The rules of chess dictate how each piece moves.
02
a measuring tool, typically a strip of wood, metal, or plastic, with a straight edge used for drawing lines or measuring lengths
例
The carpenter measured the wood with a steel rule.
03
a principle or standard that ordinarily governs behavior or conduct
例
Manners are guided by unwritten social rules.
04
something regarded as a normative example or standard model
例
His behavior set a rule for how employees should act.
05
a description or prescription of a linguistic practice
例
The grammar book outlines the rules of sentence structure.
06
a law or principle concerning natural phenomena
例
Newton 's laws are fundamental rules of physics.
07
a standard procedure or formula for solving a class of mathematical problems
例
The multiplication rule helps calculate probabilities.
08
any systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
例
Monks live according to the Benedictine rule.
09
dominance or authority exercised through legal, political, or formal power
例
The country was under colonial rule for decades.
10
統治, 支配
the period during which a monarch, leader, or government has control or authority over a country or territory
例
The rule of the king lasted for over four decades.
王の統治は40年以上続いた。
to rule
01
統治する, 支配する
to control and be in charge of a country
Transitive: to rule a country
例
The military junta ruled the nation after a coup d'état.
軍事政権はクーデターの後、国を支配した。
02
裁定する, 決定する
to officially declare or state something as true, especially in a legal or authoritative manner
Transitive: to rule that
例
The judge ruled that the defendant was guilty of all charges.
裁判官は、被告がすべての罪状について有罪であると裁定した。
03
支配する, 君臨する
to be the most important or dominant
Intransitive
例
In this industry, innovation rules above all else.
この業界では、革新が何よりも支配しています。
04
裁定する, 決定する
to make an official decision about something
Intransitive: to rule on an issue | to rule against an issue | to rule in favor of an issue
例
The city council ruled against the construction of the new shopping mall due to environmental concerns.
市議会は環境上の懸念から新しいショッピングモールの建設に反対することを決定しました。
05
支配する, 制御する
to control or restrain something or someone, maintaining order or preventing excess
Transitive: to rule one's emotions
例
He had to rule his impatience, waiting for the meeting to start.
彼は会議が始まるのを待ちながら、自分の焦りを抑える必要があった。
06
線を引く, 罫線を引く
to draw straight, parallel lines across a surface, such as paper
Transitive: to rule paper
例
She ruled the paper with a pencil to create evenly spaced lines for her notes.
彼女はノート用に均等な間隔の線を作るために鉛筆で紙を罫引きした。
07
支配する, 統治する
(of a planet) to have a dominant or guiding influence over a zodiac sign, astrological house, or other celestial aspect
Transitive: to rule a zodiac sign or astrological house
例
Mars rules Aries, giving those born under this sign a bold and energetic personality.
火星は白羊宮を支配し、この星座の下に生まれた人々に大胆でエネルギッシュな性格を与えます。
