on his own terms

質問

My grandfather passed away three years ago. It was the first death in the family I’ve experienced. I was absolutely in bits when he died. He was very healthy all of my life until that point. He had an ongoing “flu” for a couple weeks that turned out to be cancer, and he passed within a month of letting all of the immediate family know about the diagnosis. He did not opt for treatment that would have lengthened his life, which I absolutely am grateful for. He passed on his own terms in his home.

He passed on his own terms「自分が思うがままに死んだ」？でしょうか？どういうことでしょうか？よろしくお願いします

回答No.1

cbm51901 · ベストアンサー

>「自分が思うがままに死んだ」？でしょうか？
⇒ その通りだと思います。

"terms" には、「条件」という意味があり、
"on one's terms" で「その人の（設定した）条件通り」
"on one's own terms" で「その人のしたいように」転じて「その人の思うがままに」です。

[ご参考]： https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=on+one%27s+terms

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