look beyond
意味一覧 (2件)
先を読む
解説 Definition
現在の数字や出来事を起点に、次に起こりそうな展開まで読んで判断する意味。経営、交渉、政策などで、短期の成果に反応するだけでなく、相手の動きや将来の影響を見通す場面に合う。
To look beyond something means to think past what is immediately visible, obvious, or happening now. It is often used when talking about deeper meaning, long-term results, or future possibilities. This phrase suggests a wider and more thoughtful view.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語義では beyond を「目の前の事実や短期結果を越えて」と考えます。look beyond this quarter なら、今四半期の数字だけでなく、その後の市場や製品計画まで判断材料に入れる感じです。foresee は未来を見通す力、predict は結果を予測する発言に寄りますが、look beyond は目先に反応せず広い視野で考える動作を表します。基本義「向こうを見る」とは別に、判断・計画で使う比喩的な意味です。
Picture someone looking past today and seeing the next step too. "Beyond" is the key word: not just what is happening now, but what comes after. It fits well with business, politics, and negotiation, where strong people can look beyond the present moment.
例文
We need to look beyond this quarter's sales and plan for new products.
今四半期の売上だけにとらわれず、新商品の計画も見据える必要がある。
Try to look beyond your first impression of the project.
プロジェクトの第一印象を越えて、その背景や可能性も見てみてください。
向こうを見る
(意味 2)解説 Definition
目の前の物や境界を越えて、その向こう側に視線を向ける意味です。壁、窓、丘、地平線など、手前にあるものの先を見る場面で使います。比喩的な予測ではなく、実際に見る動作が中心です。
To look beyond means to direct your eyes past something in front of you and see what is on the other side. It is used when there is a wall, window, hill, fence, or horizon between you and what you want to see. The phrase mainly describes a real act of seeing, not a figurative idea like thinking about the future.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
look beyond は look「見る」に beyond「向こう側へ」が続き、目の前の物や表面を越えて先を見る感覚です。look at が一点を見るのに対し、look beyond the surface や look beyond the problem では背景・本質・将来まで視野を伸ばします。単なる see より意識して見通す動作です。
Think of the two parts: look + beyond. If something is beyond a wall, window, or hill, it is on the other side of it. So look beyond means to move your eyes past what is in front of you and see what lies farther away.
例文
She stood at the window and looked beyond the garden to the hills.
彼女は窓辺に立ち、庭の向こうの丘を見た。
From the boat, we could look beyond the rocks and see the open sea.
船の上から、私たちは岩の向こうを見て広い海が見えた。
He climbed the small ridge to look beyond it at the valley below.
彼はその先の谷を見るために小さな尾根に登った。
look beyond の語源・成り立ち Etymology
look beyond は句動詞で、look は古英語 locian「見る」、beyond は古英語 begeondan「向こう側に」から来ています。文字通りは「見えている先まで見る」で、そこから「目先を越えて先を読む」となり、outlook や yonder が連想語です。
"Look" comes from Old English "locian," meaning to see or watch, and "beyond" comes from Old English "begeondan," meaning farther on the other side. The literal sense is looking past what is directly in front of you. From there, it developed the wider idea of thinking past the immediate situation or seeing further ahead.
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