English Dictionary

have to say for oneself

動詞

Used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.

日本語の意味

自分自身の行動や言動について、弁解や説明ができない状態を示す。 / 何かをした後、その理由を説明できない、言い訳の余地がないことを意味する。 / 自身の行動に対する説明責任が果たされておらず、釈明が困難である状態を表す。

When he abruptly resigned, he did not seem to have to say for oneself, leaving his colleagues wondering what had happened.

彼が突然辞任したとき、彼は自分の行動について説明する言葉がなく、同僚たちは何が起こったのか首をかしげた。

意味（1）

Used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.

Your teacher told me that you vandalized a library book today. I am very disappointed in you. What do you have to say for yourself? Now I don't know if I can trust you around library books.

has to say for oneself （ present singular third-person ）

having to say for oneself （ participle present ）

had to say for oneself （ participle past ）

had to say for oneself （ past ）