英和和英

読み方 えもの

名詞

Any weapon that comes to hand

• 手に手に（てんでに）得物を携えていた
  They were each armed with whatever weapon came ready to his hand.

読み方 えもの

名詞

1

（＝猟の獲物）game（は単数集合名詞）; the spoils of the chase（はいつも複数）:（銃猟なら）a bag:（魚なら）a catch:（鳥獣魚類共に）a take

用例

• 獲物がありましたか
  Have you had any game?

• 獲物がだいぶありました
  I have had much game―made a good bag―made a good take―（魚なら）―made a good catch.
• 獲物はたんとありません
  I have had little game―made a poor bag.
• 獲物は鴨十羽
  I have bagged five braces of ducks.

2

（＝争う獲物）a prize

用例

• 獲物を争う
  to contend for the prize

• 獲物が獲物だから争う価値がある
  The prize is worth contending for
  It is a prize worth contending for.

3

（＝強盗などの獲物）booty

• 獲物があると親分が子分共にこれを分配する
  The chief distributes the booty among his followers.