英和和英

読み方 せめる

他動詞

To storm; to attack; to assault; to assail; to besiege

用例

• 城を攻める
  to storm a castle―besiege a castle―lay siege to a castle

• 城を攻め取る
  to take a castle by storm

読み方 せめる

他動詞

1

（＝非難する）to blame （one for a fault）; to censure （one for a fault）; to reproach （one with a fault）; to upbraid （one with a fault）

用例

• 罪を責める
  to blame one for a fault―reproach one with a fault

• 彼の怠慢の罪を責めた
  I blamed him for negligence―reproached him with negligence.
• 女が男の浮気の罪を責めた
  She reproached him with inconstancy.
• 世人は当局者の無責任を責める
  People censure the authorities for their negligence.
• 己を責めて人を責めるな
  Blame yourself and nor others.
• 君子は己を責むるに厳にして人を責むるに寛なり
  The wise man is severe with himself and lenient with others.
• 可哀そうにあの男を責めるな
  Do not lay the blame on the poor fellow!
• 責むべき人を責める
  to lay the blame on the right shoulder―put the saddle on the right horse

2

（＝責め苦に逢わす）to torture; to subject （one） to torture; to put （one） to the torture; to put （one） to the rack

用例

• 人を責めて白状させる
  to torture one into confession

• 彼は責められてとうとう白状した
  He was finally tortured into confession.
• 心の鬼が身を責める
  My conscience pricks me
  I feel the pangs of conscience.
• 債鬼に責められる
  to be dunned for a debt

3

（＝せびる）to tease, importune （one for anything）

用例

• この子はお母さんを責めて何でも欲しい物を買って貰う
  The boy will tease his mamma out of anything he wants.

• 彼は友人を責めて金を借りて歩く
  He will importune his friends for loans.