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発音

• IPA^(key): /bɹeɪs/
• 韻: -eɪs

名詞

brace (複数形 braces)

1. (obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace.
2. (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
3. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
4. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
5. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
6. A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
   • 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:

     The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that.

7. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
   • 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC, page 113:

     And I am of opinion, that the moſt frequent cauſe of Deafneſs is to be attributed to the Laxneſs of the Tympanum, vvhen it has loſt its Brace or Tenſion by ſome irregularity in the Figure of thoſe Bones, or defect in that Muſcle: […]

8. Harness; warlike preparation.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

     for that it stands not in such warlike brace

9. (typography) A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
10. A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The 複数形 in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as 複数形), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

      But you, my brace of lords, were I so minded, / I here could pluck his highness' frown upon you, / And justify you traitors

    • 1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, →OCLC:

      A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church

    • 1716 May 4 (Gregorian calendar)​, Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 36. Monday, April 23. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:

      He is said to have shot […] fifty brace of pheasants.

    • 1859, George Meredith, chapter V, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC:

      "Are you a prime shot?'" said Richard. / Ripton nodded knowingly, and answered, "Pretty good." / "Then ww'll have a dozen brase apiece today," said Richard.

    • 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], H. L. Brækstad, transl., Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 68:

      There were four of us, my friend the captain, myself, an old sportsman from Sognedale, called Peter Sandaker, and a smart boy, who had charge of two brace of hounds.

11. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
12. (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
13. (Britain, Cornwall, mining) The mouth of a shaft.
14. (Britain, chiefly in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
15. (複数形 in North America, 単数形 または 複数形 in the 英国用法) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
16. (soccer) Two goals scored by one player in a game.
    • 28 March 2023, Graeme McGarry, “Scott McTominay earns place in history as Scotland stun Spain”, in The Herald‎^[1]:

      The Manchester United midfielder’s late brace against Cyprus at the weekend was welcome, but will become no more than a footnote of his Scotland career. His brace here to down the mighty Spanish will go down in history.

    • 2020 October 23, “What is a brace in soccer?”, in Goal‎^[2]:

      To score a 'brace' means that you have scored two goals in a game.

同意語

• (measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms): fathom
• (pair, couple): dyad, twosome; see also Thesaurus:duo

派生語

動詞

brace (三人称単数 現在形 braces, 現在分詞 bracing, 過去形および過去分詞形 braced)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.

   All hands, brace for impact!

   Brace yourself!

   The boy has no idea about everything that's been going on. You need to brace him for what's about to happen.

   • 2013 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, in BBC‎^[3]:

     Bradford would have been braced for an early assault from Villa as they tried to cut the deficit - and so it proved as they struggled to control the physical presence and aerial threat of Benteke, who headed straight at Bradford keeper Matt Duke when he should have done better.

2. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.

   He braced himself against the crowd.

   • 1845, Edward Fairfax (tr.), Godfrey of Bulloigne; or, The Recovery of Jerusalem: Done into English Heroical Verse:

     A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.

3. (nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.

   to brace the yards

4. To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
5. To confront with questions, demands or requests.
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Wedding Gig:

     Just about then the young kid who had braced us when we came in uttered a curse and made for the door.

   • 2018 February 11, Colin Dexter, Russell Lewis, Endeavour(Cartouche), season 5, episode 2, spoken by DCI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam), 58:13 from the start:

     “Constable Fancy’s collecting evidence from his flat while Morse and me brace Valdemar.”

6. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.

   to brace a beam in a building

7. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.

   to brace the nerves

   • 1825, Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground:

     And welcome war to brace her drums.

8. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
   • 1693, [John Locke], “§12”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:

     The women of China […] , by bracing and binding them [their feet] from their infancy, have very little feet.

   • 1815, Walter Scott, Lord of the Isles:

     some who spurs had first braced on

同意語

• (strengthen): See also Thesaurus:strengthen

派生語

• brace up

関連する語

• brace aback
• brace about
• brace abox
• brace by
• brace in
• brace oneself
• brace sharp
• brace of shakes

アナグラム

• acerb, caber, cabre, cabré