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読み方 いらい

接続詞、前置詞相当語句

1

Since

用例

• 父が亡くなって以来、伯（叔）父の世話になっています
  I have lived with my uncle since my father died―（前置詞に訳せば）―since my father's death.

• 病人は一昨日以来何も食べません
  The invalid has tasted no food since the day before yesterday.
• 一別以来三カ月になる
  It is three month since we parted―since I saw you last.
• ここに来て以来始終この家に住まっている
  I have lived in this house ever since I came here―since I have been here.
• 開闢以来の大事件だ
  This is the greatest event since the world began―since the creation of the world.

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 二十年以来こんな大雪は無い
  We have not had such a snowfall for twenty years.

• 二十年以来の大雪だ
  This is the heaviest snowfall we have had for twenty years.

副詞

Hereafter; henceforth; in future

• 以来慎みます
  I will be more careful in future.

読み方 いらい

名詞

1

（＝頼ること）dependence; reliance:（=する） to depend on （others）; to rely on （self）; to lean on （public opinion）; to look to （one） for assistance

用例

• 君は人に依頼し過ぎる
  You depend too much on others.

• 君は人に依頼してはいかん
  You must not depend on others
  You must rely on yourself
  You must be self-reliant
  You must have self-reliance
  You must learn to help yourself.
• 家族は一本のやせ腕に依頼している
  The family leans upon a broken reed.
• 僕はほかに依頼すべき友人が無いから
  I have no other friend to look to for assistance.
• 東京の大部分は水道に依頼している
  The greater part of Tokyo depends on the water-works for its water-supply.

2

（＝頼み）a request:（=する） to request, ask （one to do something）

用例

• 彼に通弁を依頼した
  I asked him to interpret for me.

• 依頼に応ずる
  to comply with one's request―accede to one's request―oblige one
• 遺憾ながらご依頼に応じかねます
  I am sorry I can not oblige you
  I regret to say that I am not in a portion to comply with your request.
• 彼は僕の依頼を快諾してくれた
  He readily complied with my request.
• 依頼に応じて行ってやった
  I went in compliance with his request.
• ご主人のご依頼によって参上致しました
  I called at the request of your master.
• 人の依頼を聴く、依頼を聴かぬ（はねつける）
  to grant one's request―refuse one's request

3

（＝委託）trust:（=する） to entrust （one with a matter―a matter to one）; to place （a matter） in one's hands

用例

• あなたにこの事件をご依頼致します
  I will entrust you with the matter―entrust the matter to you―place the matter in your hands.

• 事件を依頼した弁護士
  the lawyer entrusted with the matter
• 弁護士に依頼した事件
  the matter entrusted to the lawyer
• 弁護士を依頼する
  to retain a lawyer
• （弁護士の）依頼人
  a client