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英(えい)語(ご)圏(けん)

えいごけんeigoken

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere

Example sentences 3

19世(せい)紀(き)になる英(えい)語(ご)圏(けん)の国(くに)ではマスターベーションにより、記(き)憶(おく)力(りょく)が弱(よわ)まる、注(ちゅう)意(い)力(りょく)が散(さん)漫(まん)になるとよく言(い)われていた。

  • In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.

「英(えい)語(ご)圏(けん)の人(ひと)は英(えい)語(ご)産(さん)業(ぎょう)で不(ふ)当(とう)に儲(もう)けてると思(おも)わない? 僕(ぼく)は日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)なんだから、日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)だけで作(つく)った教(きょう)材(ざい)を使(つか)いたい」「でもさ、ネイティブチェックされてないと本(ほん)当(とう)にいい英(えい)語(ご)かどうか分(わ)かんないじゃん」「いい英(えい)語(ご)って何(なん)だよ。ネイティブの使(つか)う英(えい)語(ご)がいい英(えい)語(ご)? ネイティブってそんなに偉(えら)いのかよ?」

  • "Don't you think that people from English-speaking countries earn an unreasonable amount from the English language industry? Since I'm Japanese, I'd like to use materials exclusively made by Japanese people." "But you know, you can't really tell if the English is good or not unless it's been checked by a native speaker." "What do you mean by good English!? English used by native speakers? Are natives really that great, anyway?"

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