Vocab Info
N1 Noun
経緯details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
details, particulars, sequence of events, circumstances, situation, how things got this way
Noun
2.
longitude and latitude
Only applies to けいいNoun
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof
Only applies to けいい
All Forms
経緯 【けいい】、経緯 【いきさつ】
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犯人が事件の経緯を語りました。
The culprit narrated the sequence of events of the crime. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}
父に妹と口論になった経緯を説明しました。
I explained to my father the sequence of events that led to an argument with my sister. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}
先生:「どういう経緯でイジメが起きたのですか?」
Teacher: "What were the circumstances that led to the bullying?" {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}
事の経緯を話している最中になぜこの問題が起きたのかが分かった。
While I was explaining the sequence of events, I understood why this problem occurred. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}
一生懸命に捜査をすればこそ、事件の詳しい経緯を知る事が出来るのです。
Only by investigating wholeheartedly, can we understand the detailed sequence of events of the case. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}
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