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名詞

1

（＝繁栄）prosperity

用例

• 得意時代
  one's bright days―one's palmy days―one's best days

• 彼は今が最も得意時代だ
  He is seeing his best days―at the summit of his prosperity―at the zenith of his fortune―at the top of Fortune's wheel.
• 彼は得意時代が過ぎた
  He has seen his best days
  He is past the summit of his prosperity
  His reign is over.

2

（＝自慢）pride; triumph; elation

用例

• 得意がる
  to pride oneself on―plume oneself on―peacock oneself on―pique oneself on―value oneself on―anything

• 彼は英語が得意だからおかしい
  He prides himself on his English.
• 芸を得意がっている
  He plumes himself on his accomplishments.
• 彼は得意然としている
  He is triumphant.
• 彼は得意然としてそう言った
  He said so triumphantly.
• 彼は得意になって功名話をする
  He brags triumphantly of his deeds.
• その得意思うべし、その得意察すべし
  His triumph may be imagined.
• 彼は成功して得意になっている
  He is elated with success
  Success has turned his head.
• 大得意だ
  He is triumphant―as happy as a king―satisfied with himself and the world―in all his glory.
• 彼は大得意で帰って来た
  He returned in triumph.
• 得意満面だ
  He has a triumphant air
  Pride is written in every line of his countenance
  His face is beaming with pride.
• 得意満面で、得意顔で入って来た
  He entered with a triumphant air―with a triumphant look―with a triumphant countenance.
• 彼女は得意さの余り黙っていられなかった
  She could not, in the pride of her heart, contain herself.
• 得意の鼻をうごめかす
  to look proud―look triumphant

3

（＝得手）one's strong point; one's forte:（=な） favourite; pet

用例

• 彼は英語が得意だ
  He is strong in English―in his element in English―English is his forte―English is in his line.

• 彼は文学談をさせると得意だ
  He is in his element when he discourses on literature
  Literature is his favourite topic.
• 日本軍は山間の戦闘が得意だ
  The Japanese are in their element among the hills.
• 彼は今の仕事が得意だ
  He is in his element
  His present work is in his line.
• 君は今の仕事は不得意だからもっと得意な仕事をするがよい
  Your present work is out of your line; you had better do something more in your line.
• 彼はこういうことが得意だ
  He is now in his element
  Such things are in his line.
• こういうことが一番得意だ
  He is at his best in such things
  Such things are his forte.
• 彼は何が一番得意か
  What is he at his best in?
  What is his forte?
• 英語が一番得意だと言っている
  He says English is his forte.
• 得意の問題
  one's favourite topic
• 得意の説
  one's pet theory
• 得意の作
  one's pet and darling work
• 得意の壇場
  one's favourite ground―one's own ground
• 専門家の得意の壇場で専門家を負かす
  to beat a professional on his own ground
• 誰でも得意なことをさせておけば偉い
  Everybody is strong on his own ground.
• 得意の策を弄する
  to resort to one's favourite trick
• おのおの得意の技能を揮るう
  Each displays his favourite art.

4

（＝顧客）a regular customer; a patron; a client:（集合的に言えば）clientele; custom; connection

用例

• あの店は好い得意がある
  The business has a good custom―a good connection.

• 得意が多い
  They have a large custom―a large connection.
• 支那に得意が多い
  They have a large connection in China.
• 得意にする
  （客の方から言うと）to give one custom―patronize a shop―（店の方から言うと）―have some people for customers―enjoy the custom of some people―be patronized by some people.
• 安く売れば得意にしてやる
  If you sell cheap, you shall have my custom.
• 得意にしたけりゃ好い品を売れ
  If you would have my custom, you must sell good wares.
• あの店は外国人を得意にしている
  That shop has foreigners for customers―enjoys the custom of foreigners―has custom among foreigners―is patronized by foreigners.
• 商人が得意を争う
  Trades men compete for custom.
• 店に得意が付く
  A shop gains custom.
• 安く売ると得意が付く
  Low prices bring custom―draw custom.
• 店に得意が無くなる
  A shop loses custom.
• 得意が減る、得意が落ちる
  Their custom is falling off.
• 得意まわり
  a roundsman
  an order-taker
• 得意まわりをする
  to go the rounds of one's customers―go round for orders―canvass for orders
• 得意先
  customers―a connection

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形容詞相当語句

Singular; peculiar

用例

• 特異性
  singularity―peculiarity

• （医学の）特異素質
  diathesis
• 特異質
  idiosyncracy