際立つ
きわだつ
to stand out
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Examples
彼女の美しさは際立っていた。
かのじょのうつくしさはきわだっていた。
Her beauty stood out.
白い壁に赤い扉が際立つ。
しろいかべにあかいとびらがきわだつ。
The red door stands out against the white wall.
両者の違いが際立ってきた。
りょうしゃのちがいがきわだってきた。
The difference between the two has become striking.
Common patterns
- 違いが際立つ
- for a difference to stand out sharply
- 際立った特徴
- a striking feature
- 一段と際立つ
- to stand out all the more
Memory tip
目立つ is simply noticeable, for good or ill; 際立つ means standing out sharply against a background, and is neutral to positive. The 際 is a boundary, the clean edge that makes a thing distinct.
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