Meaning
to deviate; to depart from; to stray from; to transgress; to go off track
Nuance & Usage
逸脱する means to stray from an established norm, rule, standard, or expected path. 規範から逸脱する (to deviate from the norm), 議題から逸脱する (to stray from the agenda), 逸脱行為 (deviant behavior) are typical uses. In formal and academic contexts, 逸脱 often implies a violation of expected standards — it can be neutral (creative deviation from convention) or negative (transgression of rules). The noun 逸脱 itself is commonly used: 規則からの逸脱 (deviation from rules), 逸脱の程度 (the degree of deviation).
Common Mistakes
Learners sometimes confuse 逸脱する with 外れる (hazureru — to miss the mark, to fall off, more casual) and はみ出す (hamidasu — to stick out/overflow, more physical). 逸脱する is formal and implies a meaningful, often deliberate or problematic, departure from a standard. 議題から逸脱する (to stray off-topic) is very natural in meeting contexts. 社会規範からの逸脱 (deviation from social norms) appears frequently in academic sociology and law.
Example Sentences
彼の発言は議題から逸脱しており、議長に注意された。
かれのはつげんはぎだいからいつだつしており、ぎちょうにちゅういされた。
His remarks strayed from the agenda and he was warned by the chairperson.
社会のるーるから逸脱した行動は、周囲との摩擦を生む。
しゃかいのるーるからいつだつしたこうどうは、しゅういとのまさつをうむ。
Behavior that deviates from social rules creates friction with those around us.
伝統から逸脱した新しい表現が、時として芸術に革新をもたらす。
でんとうからいつだつしたあたらしいひょうげんが、ときとしてげいじゅつにかくしんをもたらす。
New expressions that deviate from tradition sometimes bring innovation to art.
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