[His leadership is second to none.] ±×ÀÇ Åë¼Ö·ÂÀº ÃÖ°í´Ù.
[second to none]Àº "°°Àº Á¾·ùÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ ¸ðµç °Íº¸´Ù ´õ ³´´Ù" ¶Ç´Â "´Ù¸¥ ¸ðµç °Í°ú µ¿µîÇϰųª ´õ ÁÁ´Ù"¶ó´Â ÀǹÌÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
("second to none" means a "better than all others of the same kind" or "as good as or better than all others.")
Second"´Â 'µÎ ¹øÂ°'¶ó´Â ¶æÀ̰í, "none"Àº '¾Æ¹«µµ, ¾Æ¹«°Íµµ ¾ø´Ù'´Â ÀǹÌÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ µÎ ´Ü¾î°¡ °áÇյǾî "second to none"Àº Á÷¿ªÇϸé "¾Æ¹«¿¡°Ôµµ 2µîÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï´Ù", "2¹øÂ°´Â ¾ø´Ù" °¡ µÇ¸ç, ÀÌ´Â °ð "ÃÖ°í´Ù"¶ó´Â Àǹ̷Π¹ßÀüÇß½À´Ï´Ù.
("Second" means "second," and "none" means "nobody, nothing." By combining these two words, "second to none" translates directly to "no one is second," or "there is no second place," which in turn evolved into the meaning of "the best.")
* ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. (Let's learn through examples.)
• His leadership is second to none. (±×ÀÇ Åë¼Ö·ÂÀº ÃÖ°í´Ù.)
• The taste of dish is second to none.
= The taste of this food is incomparable.
(ÀÌ À½½ÄÀÇ ¸ÀÀº µÎ ¹øÂ° °¡¶ó¸é ¼·´´Ù.)
•As a dancer, he is second to none.
(¹«¿ë¼ö·Î¼ÀÇ ±×´Â ±× ´©±¸¿¡°Ôµµ µÚÁöÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù.)
• His ability to attract a big pool of skilled labor is second to none in the industry. (¸¹Àº ¼÷·Ã³ëµ¿ÀÚ¸¦ À̲ô´Â ±×ÀÇ ´É·ÂÀº ¾÷°è¿¡¼ ±× ´©±¸¿¡°Ôµµ µÚÁöÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù.) *a pool of~:~À¸·Î °¡µæÇÑ, pool:¿õµ¢ÀÌ. cf) a pool of blood:ÇǹٴÙ, a pool of water: ¹°¹Ù´Ù. a big pool of skilled labor:¼ö¸¹Àº ¼÷·Ã ³ëµ¿ÀÚ.
• The BBC has earned a heritage and a reputation that is second to none on a global scale. (BBC´Â À¯»ê°ú ¸í¼ºÀ» ¼¼°èÀûÀÎ ±Ô¸ð·Î µÎ ¹øÂ°·Î ¾ò¾ú´Ù.)
[second to none'°ú °°Àº ÀǹÌÀÇ ¿µ¾î Ç¥Çö]
1. unparalleled: °ßÁÙ µ¥°¡ ¾ø´Â, ºñÇÒ ¹Ù ¾ø´Â.(¾ðÆÐ·²·¤µå)
2. without equal: µ¿µîÇÑ À̰¡ ¾ø´Â, ÃÖ°íÀÇ
3. second to none: ´©±¸¿¡°Ôµµ µÚÁöÁö ¾Ê´Â
4. the best in the world: ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ °¡Àå ÁÁÀº
5. top of the line: ÃÖ»ó±Þ, ÃÖ°í±Þ
¡ß ±×·¸´Ù¸é ÃÖ°í ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î "µÎ ¹øÂ°·Î ¶Ù¾î³ª´Ù" ¶ó´Â Ç¥ÇöÀº ¹¹°¡ ÀÖÀ»±î¿ä? ³×..Second only to A ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. (A¿¡ ´ÙÀ½°¡´Â, AºñÇØ µÎ ¹øÂ°·Î ¶Ù¾î³.)
So, what's the next best __EXPRESSION__ after the best?. Yes.. There is "Second only to A". ("Second only to A" means a "second best compared to A.")
¡ß [Second only to] means an only less important than (something or someone"). In other words, it means "only behind ~", and has the nuance that first place is already decided and second place is next.
[Second only to]´Â (¹«¾ð°¡ ¶Ç´Â ´©±º°¡)º¸´Ù À¯ÀÏÇÏ°Ô ´ú Áß¿äÇÑ °ÍÀ» ÀǹÌÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ´Ù½Ã¸»ÇØ ¿ÀÁ÷ ~¿¡ µÚÁú »Ó"À̶ó´Â ¶æÀ¸·Î, 1À§°¡ ÀÌ¹Ì Á¤ÇØÁ® ÀÖ°í, 2À§´Â ±× ´ÙÀ½À̶ó´Â ´µ¾Ó½º¸¦ °¡Áý´Ï´Ù.
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• As a poet, he was considered second only to Dryden.
(½ÃÀÎÀ¸·Î¼ ±×´Â Dryden¿¡ ¹ö±Ý°£´Ù°í ¿©°ÜÁ³´Ù.)
• Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is only second to carbon dioxide in driving global warming.
(¸ÞźÀº Áö±¸ ¿Â³È¸¦ ÁÖµµÇÏ´Â ÀÌ»êÈź¼Ò ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î °·ÂÇÑ ¿Â½Ç°¡½º´Ù.)
• In fact, This is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost workdays among those under age 49.
(»ç½Ç»ó, 49¼¼ ÀÌÇÏÀÇ »ç¶÷µé Áß ÀÏÀ» ÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÇ ¿øÀÎÀ¸·Î´Â °¨±â ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î À̰ÍÀÌ µÎ ¹øÂ°ÀÌ´Ù.)
• He is second only to his brother in height."
( "±×´Â Ű·Î º¼ ¶§ ÇüÁ¦¿¡°Ô¸¸ µÚÁú »ÓÀÌ´Ù.)
• This book is second only to the classic in popularity.
(ÀÌ Ã¥Àº Àα⠸鿡¼ °íÀü ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î µÎ ¹øÂ°ÀÌ´Ù.)
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"second to none"Àº "¾Æ¹«¿¡°Ôµµ µÚÁöÁö ¾Ê´Â"À̶ó´Â ¶æÀ̸ç, "second only to"´Â "¿ÀÁ÷ ~¿¡¸¸ µÚÁø´Ù´Â Ç¥ÇöÀÔ´Ï´Ù