askanceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• askaunce (廃れた用法)

語源

Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /əˈskæns/, /əˈskɑːns/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /əˈskæns/
• 韻: -ɑːns, -æns

副詞

askance (not comparable)

1. (of a look または glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

   The beggar asked for change, but the haughty woman only looked at him askance.

   • 1932 — Clark Ashton Smith, The Maker of Gargoyles

     The scandal of opposition died down, and the stone-carver himself, though the town-folk continued to eye him askance, was able to secure other work through the favor of discriminating patrons.

   • 1875, William Ewart Gladstone, The Church of England and Ritualism

     Both […] were viewed askance by authority.

   • 1828, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations Volume III: Lord Brooke and Sir Philip Sidney

     My palfrey eyed them askance.

2. Sideways; obliquely.
   • 1896, H. G. Wells, chapter 8, in The Island of Doctor Moreau:

     I glanced askance at this strange creature, and found him watching me with his queer, restless eyes.

   • 1878, Henry James, chapter 1, in The Europeans:

     ...the head-stones in the grave-yard beneath seemed to be holding themselves askance to keep it out of their faces.

同意語

• (with disapproval, skepticism): skeptically, suspiciously
• (sideways, obliquely): obliquely, sideways

形容詞

askance (not comparable)

1. Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
   • 1855 — Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

     My first thought was, he lied in every word,
     That hoary cripple, with malicious eye
     Askance to watch the working of his lie

同意語

• (turned to the side): oblique, sideways, askew

動詞

askance (三人称単数 現在形 askances, 現在分詞 askancing, 過去形および過去分詞形 askanced)

1. (rare, transitive) To look at (someone または something) with a sideways glance.
   • 1953, Lowry Charles Wimberly, Prairie Schooner (volume 27, page 406)

     Bowed heads, Aunt Ellen's, Aunt Laura's, her sister's — bowed but askancing her yellow dress — yes, yellow, golden yellow, hue of sun and life, Dad's favorite, to see him off on this, his greatest journey.

   • 1997, Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang (page 185)

     "My dear sir," said Hube in an authoritative manner to the receptionist askancing Thales, "first of all, we aren't tourists. Secondly, this isn't a rat, this is the present embodiment of the spiritual leader of millions of people in India […]

2. (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye または gaze) to the side.
   • 1826, William Hone, The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year:

     The pope askanced his eye at Michael with displeasure, and after a short pause saluted him, " Instead of your coming to us, you seem to have expected that we should attend upon you."