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1

（＝何を何と呼ぶ）to call; to style; to denominate; to describe （something as anything）

用例

• 大阪を日本の Venice と称す
  Osaka is called the Venice of Japan.

• 人口百万と称す
  Its population is called a million.
• 彼女は美人と称せらる
  She is called a beauty―described as a beauty.
• 日本一と称せらる
  It is called the first in Japan―known as the first in Japan.
• 通称儀助と称す
  He goes by the name of Gisuke.
• 詩人と称すべき詩人は一人も無い
  There is no poet worthy of the name.
• 家は好い家だが庭園と称すべき庭園が無い
  The house is a good one, but there is no garden to speak of.
• 彼は優に一世の学者と称するに足る
  He is well worthy of the title of the first scholar of the age
  He may well claim the title of the first scholar of the age.
• とにかく世間で彼を豪傑と称している
  He is reputed a hero.
• 一 quart 入りと称する徳利
  a reputed quart bottle

2

（＝偽る）to pretend; to profess; to purport; to feign; to call oneself

用例

• 病と称す
  to pretend to be ill―feign illness

• 彼は病と称して面会を謝絶した
  He declined to see me on the pretence of illness―under pretence of illness―on the plea of illness―under plea of illness.
• 彼は僕の親友と称している
  He calls himself my intimate friend
  He professes to be my bosom friend.
• これが本人が書いたと称する手紙だ
  This is a letter purporting to be written by himself.
• 廃兵と称していかさま物を売りつけて歩く者がある
  Some men calling themselves disabled soldiers go about imposing questionable articles upon people.

3

（＝何と名乗る）to call oneself; to assume a name

• 剃髪して浄海と称す
  He took the tonsure, and called himself Jokai―assumed the name of Jokai.

4

（＝自ら何を以て任ずる）to call oneself; to claim a title

• 彼は日本一の英学者と称している
  He calls himself the first English scholar of Japan―claims the title of the first English scholar of Japan.

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1

（＝証拠立てる）to prove, be proof of, be evidence of, witness, bear witness to, testify to, show （a fact）; to bespeak, argue （a matter）; to support, bear out, corroborate, confirm （one's statement）

用例

• この事実は彼の無罪なることを証している
  The fact shows that he is innocent―proves his innocence―is proof of his innocence―is proof that he is innocent―is evidence of his innocence―witnesses his innocence―bears witness to his innocence―testifies to his innocence.

• ここに彼の無罪を証する事実がある
  Here are some facts proving his innocence―in proof of his innocence―in witness of his innocence.
• 空家の多いのが世間の不景気を証している
  The numbers of vacant houses show―witness―bear witness to―testify to―the badness of the times.
• これらの事実は彼の非凡なることを証するに足る
  These facts suffice to show that he is no common being.
• この事実は僕の言を証するに足る
  This fact serves to bear out my statement―support my statement―corroborate my statement―confirm my statement.
• 彼の行為は心の親切なことを証している
  His action shows―bespeaks―a kind heart.
• 僕を知らないようでは君の世に知られぬことを証している
  Not to know me argues yourself unknown.

2

（＝証明する）to certify （that...）

• 右は本校正科を修了したることを証す
  This is to certify that the above has finished the regular course of the present institution.

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To read aloud; to recite

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1

（＝賞与する）to reward （one's diligence―one for one's diligence）

用例

• 天汝の正直を賞したり
  Heaven has rewarded your honesty
  Heaven has rewarded you for your honesty.

• 功を賞す
  to reward one's services
• 彼は功を賞して恩給を賜わった
  He was granted a pension in reward for his services―in recognition of his services.

2

（＝賞讃する）to praise （one's bravery―one for one's bravery）; to compliment （one on one's success）; to commend （one's spirit）; to applaud （one's speech）; to laud （one's work）; to admire （one's learning, etc.）

用例

• 大将は部下の勇敢を賞した
  The general praised the bravery of his men
  The general praised his men for their bravery.

• その処置賞すべし
  His conduct is worthy of praise―praiseworthy―to be commended―commendable―laudable.
• その処置賞するに余りあり
  His conduct is above praise.
• 花を賞す
  to praise the blossoms―admire the blossoms―enjoy the view of blossoms
• 花を賞して歌を詠ず
  Poems are written in praise of the blossoms.
• 月下花を賞す
  to view the cherry-blossoms bathed in moonlight

3

（＝賞美する）to prize （anything for some quality）

• 盆栽は木ぶりを賞す
  A dwarf-tree is prized for its grace and elegance.

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To eulogize; to panegyrize

• 徳を頌す
  to eulogize one's virtues