English Dictionary

at the expense of

前置詞句

広義 慣用表現 比喩的用法 ユーモラス文体

(finance) Paid for by an individual or group. / (by extension, idiomatic) At one's responsibility. / (figuratively) In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.

日本語の意味

（金融）～の費用や料金を負担して / （拡張的に、慣用的に）自己の責任をもって / （比喩的に）～を犠牲にして、～に損害を与える形で

The team-building retreat was arranged at the expense of the interns, who had to cover their own travel costs.

チームビルディングの合宿はインターンの負担で手配され、彼らは交通費を自分で負担しなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(finance) Paid for by an individual or group.

意味（2）

(by extension, idiomatic) At one's responsibility.

意味（3）

(figuratively) In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.

Bengali, like other Aryan languages of India, has spread, and is still spreading, at the expense of the aboriginal tongues.

意味（4）

(figuratively, humorous) Making somebody seem foolish following a joke aimed at them.