英和和英

読み方 さしあげる

他動詞

1

（＝手で上げる）to lift up; to hold aloft （with one hand）

• 若い時は楽に一俵の米を差上げたものだ
  When I was young, I used to hold aloft with ease a bag of rice.

2

（＝進呈する）to give （one something）; to let （one） have （anything）; to present （one with anything―anything to one）; to make （one） a present of （anything）; to offer （one anything）:（食事なら）to serve （dinner or lunch ―one to meat or fish）:（食卓でなら）to help （one to meat or vegetables）

用例

• 何をさしあげましょうか
  What shall I give you?―What will you have?―（食卓でなら）―What shall I help you to?

• 肉をもっとさしあげましょうか
  Shall I help you to more meat?
• お茶をさしあげましょうか
  Will you have some tea?
  Shall I offer you a cup of tea?
• これなら十円でさしあげます
  I will let you have this for ten yen.
• 貴君にさしあげたい物がある
  I wish to present you with something
  I wish to make you a present of something.
• 軽少ながらさしあげます
  Please accept a trifling present
  Here is a trifling present for you.
• なにもございませんがお昼をさしあげます
  Ours is but humble fare, but you will lunch with us.