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みのうえ 身の上

1

〈運勢〉	one's fortune; one's future

身の上を判断する

tell somebody's fortune

forecast the future of somebody's life.

2

〈境遇〉	one's condition; one's circumstances; 【形式ばった表現】 one's lot

身の上を案じる

feel concerned about somebody's welfare [safety]

wonder how somebody is doing [faring]

身の上を相談する

consult somebody [ask somebody for his advice] about one's personal affairs

用例

今は安楽な身の上だ. He is now comfortably off.

3

〈経歴〉	one's history; one's career

身の上を語る

talk about oneself.

身の上相談

consultation [advice sought] about one's personal affairs

身の上相談欄

a personal advice [《主に英国で用いられる》 an agony] column

a human‐relations column

the problem page

身の上話

one's (life) story

the story of one's life

personal reminiscences

a personal narrative

身の上話をする

tell one's life story

tell everything about oneself.

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身の上 <身>

⇒みのうえ.

斎藤和英大辞典

身の上

読み方 みのうえ

名詞

1

（＝境遇）（one's） welfare, condition, lot, circumstances, personal affairs

用例

僕は君の身の上を案じている
I am anxious for your welfare.

彼は安楽な身の上だ
He is in easy circumstances―well off.

困難な身の上だ
He is in straitened circumstances―badly off.

あの寡婦は気の毒な身の上だ
The widow is in a sad condition―in a pitiful predicament―in a sorry plight―in a bad way.

あの娘は哀れな身の上だ
Hers is a sad lot.

僕は辛い身の上だ
Mine is a bitter lot.

今の身の上では家は持てない
In my present circumstances, I can not afford keep house.

彼は身の上を相談に来た
He came to consult with me about his personal affairs.

今日は人の身の上明日は我が身の上
Mutable are human affairs!

2

（＝運勢）one's fortunes

用例

身の上を判断する
to tell fortunes―tell one's fortune―cast a horoscope―cast a nativity

身の上判断
fortune-telling

陰陽師身の上知らず
“The fortune-teller can not tell his own fortune.”

3

（＝経歴）（one's） life, career, history

用例

身の上話
the story of one's life

身の上話をする
to tell one's story―relate one's history

身の上話もまた一興
The story of your life must be interesting.

身の上を話し合う
to compare notes

彼と身の上を話し合ってみるといずれも同じようなことをしておった
On comparing notes with him, I found that we had gone over much the same ground.

僕の身の上には種々のことがあった
Various things have happened to me.

JMdict

身の上

読み方：みのうえ

（名詞） one's future; one's welfare; one's personal history

JST科学技術用語日英対訳辞書

身の上

one ́s personal affair; one ́s life

日本語WordNet(英和)

身の上

【名詞】

1 position, situation

あなたがあなた自身を見つける状態または位置

(a condition or position in which you find yourself)

the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils 2つの悪から1つを選択しなくてはならない不愉快な状況[または地位] found herself in a very fortunate situation 彼女は自分が非常に幸運な立場にいることに気づいた

2 lot, luck, circumstances, destiny, portion, fortune, fate

人生（あなたに起こるすべてを含んでいる）におけるあなたの総合的な事情か状態

(your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you))

whatever my fortune may be 私の運命がどうであろうとも deserved a better fate より良い運命に値した has a happy lot 幸福な運命を持っている the luck of the Irish アイルランド人の運 a victim of circumstances 状況の犠牲者 success that was her portion 彼女の定めであった成功

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