What does "Nine-to-five" mean?

A regular office job with standard hours Working typical office hours (9am-5pm). Can be used to describe the job or the lifestyle.

How do you use "Nine-to-five" in a sentence?

I have a nine-to-five. Tired of the nine-to-five. Nine-to-five job. The nine-to-five grind.

Nine-to-five

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: A regular office job with standard hours

朝九晚五的普通上班族工作

Un trabajo de oficina con horario estándar

普通の勤務時間のオフィスワーク

정규 근무 시간의 사무직

Working typical office hours (9am-5pm). Can be used to describe the job or the lifestyle.

指典型的上班时间（早9点到下午5点）。可以形容工作本身或生活方式。

Trabajar en horario típico de oficina (de 9 a 17). Puede describir el trabajo o el estilo de vida.

一般的なオフィス勤務時間（9時〜17時）。仕事そのものやライフスタイルを表す。

전형적인 사무 근무 시간(오전 9시~오후 5시)을 뜻합니다. 직업 자체나 그런 생활 방식을 묘사하는 데 사용됩니다.

例文

I have a nine-to-five.
我做朝九晚五的工作
Tengo un trabajo de 9 a 5
9時5時の仕事をしている
나는 9시 5시 직장에 다녀.
Tired of the nine-to-five.
厌倦了朝九晚五
Cansado del horario de 9 a 5
9時5時の生活に疲れた
9시 5시 생활에 지쳤어.
Nine-to-five job.
朝九晚五的工作
Trabajo de 9 a 5
9時5時の仕事
9시 5시 직장.
The nine-to-five grind.
朝九晚五的苦差事
La rutina del 9 a 5
9時5時の単調な仕事
9시 5시의 단조로운 일상.

発音

/naɪn tə faɪv/

使い方ガイド

場面: employment, lifestyle, routine

トーン: neutral, sometimes weary

✓ 正しい言い方

Nine-to-five.
朝九晚五。
De nueve a cinco.
定時の仕事。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근
Nine-to-five job.
朝九晚五的工作。
Trabajo de nueve a cinco.
9時5時の仕事。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근 직장
The nine-to-five.
朝九晚五的生活。
La rutina de nueve a cinco.
定時のサラリーマン生活。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근 생활

✗ 間違った言い方

Can be neutral or negative
可褒可贬
Puede ser neutral o negativo
中立的にも否定的にもなる
중립적이거나 부정적일 수 있음
Context matters
取决于语境
El contexto importa
文脈による
문맥에 따라 의미가 달라짐

よくある間違い

Can be neutral or suggest monotony
Universal expression

起源と歴史

From standard office working hours of 9am to 5pm.

語源: From the standard work hours

初出: American expression, universal now

文化的背景

Era: 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Dolly Parton song '9 to 5'; Office culture

Regional notes: Universal. Famous Dolly Parton song.

バリエーション

Nine-to-five9-to-5Nine to five job

このトピックの他の表現

Sacked ★★★★★ Fired from a job (British) Made redundant ★★★★★ Laid off because the job is no longer needed (British) Rat race ★★★★★ The competitive struggle of modern working life Sort out ★★★★★ To organize, fix, or deal with something (British) Clock in/out ★★★★★ To record arrival/departure at work Workaholic ★★★★★ Someone addicted to work