1.
prevailing view; accepted theory; common interpretation
A widely held opinion or established interpretation within a field. Often used in academic, legal, or historical contexts to refer to the mainstream view as opposed to minority or revisionist positions.
通説では否定されている。
It is rejected by the prevailing view.
この問題については通説と異なる見解もある。
There are also views on this issue that differ from the accepted theory.
新しい発見により、長年の通説が覆される可能性が出てきた。
A new discovery has raised the possibility that the long-standing accepted theory may be overturned.
Used in academic and intellectual discourse to refer to the mainstream or consensus position.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 通説に従う (follow the accepted theory)
- 通説を覆す (overturn the prevailing view)
- 通説に反する (go against the prevailing view)
- 通説では (according to the prevailing view)
SIMILAR WORDS:
定説 is a more firmly established theory that is considered settled fact, while 通説 is the currently prevailing view that may still be debated.