大人の支配に対し、彼らはこのような消極的な反抗の仕方をするのである。

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English Translation

They take this negative way of protesting against adult domination.

Furigana

大人(おとな)の支配(しはい)に対(たい)し、彼(かれ)らはこのような消極的(しょうきょくてき)な反抗(はんこう)の仕方(しかた)をするのである。

Romanji

Otona no shihai nitaishi, karera wa kono yōna shōkyokuteki na hankō no shikata o suru no de aru.

Words

大人 (おとな、だいにん)

adult

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

に対し (にたいし)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

消極的 (しょうきょくてき)

negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

反抗 (はんこう)

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

仕方 (しかた)

way; method; means; resource; course

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...