研究社 新和英中辞典

はじめ 初め

〈開始〉 the beginning; the opening; 【形式ばった表現】 the commencement

〈発端〉 the start; 【形式ばった表現】 the outset

〈起源〉 the origin

始めから終わりまで

from beginning to end

from start to finish

from first to last

right [all the way] through 《the match》

初めからやり直す

do all over again

make a fresh start

start afresh [《主に米国で用いられる》 over]

初めの

〈最初の〉 first; 【形式ばった表現】 initial; early (初期の)

〈もとの〉 original

初めは

at first; at the start

〈もとは〉 originally.

用例

初めはそうするつもりではなかった. That was not my original intention. 初めは会員はたった 5 人だった. We had only five members to start with. 始めは処女の如く, 終わりは脱兎の如し. Act as if you are weak at the outset and attack when the enemy is off his guard. 初めが大事. A good beginning makes a good ending. 【諺】 これが始めでまた終わりだ. This is the first and the last. 外国人で富士へ登ったのは彼が初めだ. He was the first foreigner to climb Mt. Fuji. あいつが山師だということは初めから知っていた. I knew all along [from the start] that he was a fraud.

始め(として)

用例

金子氏始め 5 人が委員に選ばれた. Mr. Kaneko and four others were elected to the committee. 首相を始めとして, 日本の指導的な人々は概して親米的である. Japanese leaders, from the Premier down, are generally pro‐American.

文学作品のほかの用語一覧

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斎藤和英大辞典

始め、初め

読み方 はじめ

名詞

1

The beginning （of the month）; the commencement （of the term）; the outset （of one's studies）; the outbreak （of the war）; the start （of one's career）; the dawn （of reason）; the origin （of things）; the opening （of a season）; the inception （of a movement）; the initiation （of a reform）; the inauguration （of a policy）; the early part （of a century, etc.）

用例

始めるが大事
The beginning is important―“Well begun is half done.”

始め好ければ半ばの成功
A good beginning is half the battle―A good outset is half the journey―“Well begun is half done.”

逢うは別れの始め（ともいうべし）
Meeting is, in a sense, the beginning of parting.

生は死の始め（ともいうべし）
Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.

人生字を知るは憂の始め
Knowledge is the beginning of sorrow―Sorrow begins with knowledge.

明治の初めであった
It was the early years of Meiji.

2

（=は） at first; at the start; at the outset; in the beginning

用例

始めは骨が折れるがじきに慣れる
You find hard work at first, but you soon get used to it.

始めはそう思った
At first, I thought so.

始めうまく行かなかった
It did not go well at the start.

あの学校は始めは微々たるものであった
In the beginning, the school was a petty affair.

始めは処女の如く終りは脱兎の如し
Be deliberate in council and prompt in action.

3

（=に） at the beginning; at the start; at the outset

用例

始めに不規則動詞を暗記してしまう
Learn the irregular verbs at the outset―at the very outset.

彼は今月の始めに入学した
He entered at the beginning of the month.

僕は九月の始めに帰る
I shall be back at the beginning of September.

戦争の始めにはドイツが勝った
Germany was victorious at the outbreak of the war.

4

（=の） first; original; initial

用例

初めの先生は米国人でした
My first teacher was an American.

初めの考えは工学者になるつもりでした
My first intention―My original intention―was to become an engineer.

姓名の初めの文字
the initial letters of my name―my initials

初めの勢どこへやら
His initial ardour has evaporated.

一日中の始めの時間
the early hours of the day

5

（=から） from the beginning; from the first; from the outset

用例

始めから話をしよう
I will tell the story from the beginning.

始めから始めよう
I will begin at the beginning.

彼は始めからこの事業に着眼した
He had an eye to the enterprise from the first.

始めからうまくはできぬ
You can not do it well from the outset.

彼は始めから勝っておって
He gained on the others from the start.

始めから知っておった
I knew it all along.

始めからわかりきっていたことだ
It was a foregone conclusion.

始めから成功する者は少ない
Few men succeed in their first attempt.

始めから英語の先生になるつもりではなかった
It was not my original intention to become a teacher of English.

始めからしまいまで
from beginning to end―from first to last―from start to finish

彼の話は始めからしまいまで嘘だ
His story is false from beginning to end.

彼は始めからしまいまで忠義を立て通した
He remained faithful from first to last.

この本は始めからしまいまで読んだ
I have read the book from cover to cover―from tile to colophon―I have read through the book.

6

（=として） from... downward

用例

校長を始めとして皆休みたいのだ
Everybody, from the principal downward, wishes to have a holiday.

上ご一人を始めとして下万民に至るまで義務の無い者は無い
From the Emperor down to the millions, everybody has his or her duty to perform.

ご両親始め皆様お変りありませんか
Are your parents and everybody else well?

副詞

1

First; in the first place; in the beginning

用例

始め神天地を造り給う
In the beginning, God made the heaven and the earth.

始め会話を学んでそれから読書を学ぶがよい
You ought to learn conversation first, and then reading.

誰が初め大統領に選ばれたか
Who was first elected president?―Who was the first to be elected president?

初め来たのは誰か
Who came first of all?―Who was the first to come?

初めどんな本を読んだらよいでしょうか
What sort of books shall I read in the first place?

彼の失敗は今度が初めではない
This is not the first time he has failed.

始め人を欺き欺きするとしまいには己を欺くようになる
One who begins by deceiving others, will end by deceiving himself.

始め要らない物を買い買いするとしまいには要る物までも売るようになる
If you begin by buying what you do not need, you end by selling what need.

2

用例

東京を始め各地方に
in Tokyo and other places

JMdict

初め

読み方：ぞめ

初 とも書く

（接尾辞）(after the -masu stem of a verb) first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)

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始め

読み方：はじめ

初め とも書く

(1)

（時相名詞、副詞的名詞） beginning; start; outset; opening

(2)

（名詞）(esp. 初め) first (in line, etc.)

(3)

(esp. 始め) origin

(4)

（かな表記が多い）(esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.) such as ...; not to mention ...

ライフサイエンス辞書

初め

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関連語

開始, 最初, 初期, 着手, 始める, 起動, 発端, 始動, スタート

用例

the beginning of [〜の始まり]

This article is mostly about the beginnings of the molecular biology of membranes, covering the decade 1964-1974. (Annu Rev Physiol)

The results help to redefine a broader understanding of the respective roles of agricultural and fishing economies in the beginnings of civilization in South America. (Nature)

用例

start codon [開始コドン]

Start codon recognition triggers GTP hydrolysis, committing the complex to engagement at that point on the mRNA. (Mol Cell)

start to do [〜し始める，開始する]

Only recently, however, has the physiological significance of astrocyte Ca2+ signaling started to become clear. (Trends Neurosci)

transcription start site [転写開始点]

Estrogen receptor binds selectively to a limited number of sites, the majority of which are distant from the transcription start sites of regulated genes. (Cell)

用例

at the outset of [〜の最初に]

The goal at the outset of this analysis was to improve the sensitivity of MASH. (Bioinformatics)

from the outset of [〜の初めから]

Trauma surgeons who are newly trained in the use of FAST can achieve an overall accuracy rate of at least 90% from the outset of clinical experience with this modality. (Ann Surg)

beginningの共起表現

startの共起表現

outsetの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

初め

【名詞】

1 beginning

何かの最初の部分またはセクション

(the first part or section of something)

`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story 『暗い嵐の夜のことでした』は、物語のありふれた始まり方だ

2 start

ものの始まり

(the beginning of anything)

it was off to a good start それは、良いスタートを切った

3 beginning, origin, source, root, rootage

何かが生まれて、始まる場所

(the place where something begins, where it springs into being)

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance イタリアのルネッサンスの始まり Jupiter was the origin of the radiation 木星は発光の起源だ Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River ピッツバーグがオハイオ川の源だ communism's Russian root 共産主義のロシアでの発祥地

4 start, starting line, scratch, scratch line

競争またはゲームの開始の位置を示す線

(a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game)

5 number one, first

順番または連続の中の1番目または最高のもの

(the first or highest in an ordering or series)

He wanted to be the first 彼は1番になりたかった

6 beginning, start, offset, outset, kickoff, starting time, get-go, showtime, commencement, first

何かが始まるとされる時間

(the time at which something is supposed to begin)

they got an early start 彼らは早いスタートを切った she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her 彼女は最初から彼が自分のための男であると知っていた

>>「初め」に関する類語一覧

EDR日英対訳辞書

初め

読み方 ゾメ；ハジメ

for the first time

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初め

読み方 ハジメ

starting point；go about

日英固有名詞辞典

初め

日本人名前

読み方	英語式	ヘボン式	訓令式	ワープロ式
はつめ	Hatsume	Hatsume	Hatume	Hatume