英和和英

読み方 こたえ

名詞

1

An answer; a reply; a rejoinder; a response:（=る） to answer （a question）; to reply （to a remark）; to rejoin; to return; to give an answer; to make a reply

用例

• 問いに答える
  to answer a question―reply to a question

• 彼は君の問いに何と答えたか
  What did he say in answer to your question?―in reply to your question?
• 然りと答える
  to say yes―reply in the affirmative
• 否と答える
  to say no―reply in the negative
• 不意に問われて答えに困った
  Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for an answer.
• 何と答えてよいかわからなかった
  I did not know what answer to give―what reply to make.
• 人にものを問われたなら敏速に答える
  When you are asked a question, you must answer promptly―give a prompt answer.
• 彼は答えができなかった
  He did not know his answer.

2

（＝問題の答え）an answer （to a problem）:（=る） to answer （a problem）; to give an answer （to a problem）

用例

• どうしてもこの問題の答えができない
  To do my best, I can not get an answer to this problem.

• 次の答えを求む
  Give answers to the following questions―Answer the following questions:―
• 試験問題をことごとく答える
  to floor the paper