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名詞

1

（＝親族、主従等の間柄）relation （to a person―between two persons―of master and servant, etc.）

用例

• 親子の間柄
  the relation of father and son

• 兄弟の間柄
  brotherly relation
• 夫婦の間柄
  conjugal relation
• 主従の間柄
  the relation of master and servant
• 君は彼とはどう言う間柄か
  What relation is he to you?
  How are you related to him?
• 伯（叔）父甥の間柄だ
  Our relation is that of uncle and nephew
  He is my uncle.
• Socrates と Plato は何という間柄か
  What was the relation between Socrates and Plato?
• 師弟の間柄だ
  They are master and pupil.

2

（＝交際上の間柄）relations （with a person）; （on） terms, a footing （with a person）

用例

• 彼とは親密な間柄だ
  I am on intimate terms with him
  I am on an intimate footing with him.

• あの一家とは往来し合う間柄だ
  We are on visiting terms with that family.
• 彼とは逢えば物を言うくらいの間柄だ
  I am on speaking terms with him.
• 途中で逢えば互いに会釈するだけの間柄だ
  I am on bowing terms with him―on nodding terms with him.