英和和英

読み方 なぐさみ

名詞

1

（＝娯楽）amusement; pastime; fun; sport

用例

• 雨降りにはどんな慰みがあるかね
  What is your amusement in rainy weather?
  How do you amuse yourself in wet weather?

• 僕の慰みは読書だ
  I amuse myself （by） reading.
• あの人の慰みは音楽だ
  He amuses himself with music.
• 僕は慰みに本を読むのじゃない
  I do not read for pleasure.
• お慰みに運勢を見て上げよう
  I will tell fortunes for your amusement.
• 慰みに舞踊をやってみた
  I tried dancing for fun―out of fun―in sport―out of sport.
• あの西洋人は慰み半分に日本語をやっている
  He is learning Japanese for the fun of the thing.
• 彼は一時の慰みにその女と関係したのだ
  He intrigued with the girl for the amusement of the hour―to beguile an idle hour.
• 釣りは好い慰みだ
  Angling is a good pastime.
• 僕の好きな慰みは銃猟だ
  Shooting is my favourite pastime.
• あの人の学問は慰み学問だ
  He is an amateur student―a dilettante.

2

（＝気晴し）diversion; recreation; distraction; relaxation

• 僕は勉強に飽きた時慰みに音楽をやる
  When I am tired of study, I practise music by way of diversion
  I take to music as a recreation.

3

（＝手慰み）gambling

• 慰みをやる
  to gamble