英和和英

読み方 ほこる

他動詞

1

（＝口に誇る）to boast of （one's skill）; to brag of （one's deeds）

用例

• 彼は何も誇るところは無い
  He has nothing to boast of.

• 手柄を誇るのは聞き苦しい
  It is bad form to brag of one's deeds.
• 皇統連綿を誇り得る国は日本のみである
  Japan is the only country that boasts an unbroken line of sovereigns.

2

（＝心に誇る）to be proud of （one's birth）; to be vain of （one's good looks）; to take pride in （one's attainments）; to pride oneself on, value oneself on, pique oneself on, plume oneself on, peacock oneself on （one's English）; to stand on （one's wealth）; to glory in （honest poverty）; to make a merit of （an affair）; to take credit to oneself for （having done something）; to pretend to, lay claim to （some merit）

用例

• 彼は家柄を誇っている
  He is proud of his birth.

• 彼は学問を誇っている
  He takes a pride in his attainments.
• あの人が学問を誇るのももっともだ
  He may well be proud of his scholarship
  He takes a just pride in his attainments.
• あの人は英語を誇っているからおかしい
  To think of his priding himself on his English!
• 武士は清貧を誇る
  The samurai glories in honourable poverty.
• 富貴は誇るものじゃない
  A man should not stand on his riches.
• あの息子なら誇るに足る
  He is a boy to be proud of.
• あんな息子を持ったって誇るに足らぬ
  Such a son does him no credit.
• 彼は義務を尽したことを誇っている
  He makes a merit of having done his duty
  He takes credit to himself for having done his duty.
• 単に本分を尽くしただけでは誇るに足らぬ
  There is no merit in simply doing one's duty.
• 僕の誇るところは勉強の一点である
  The only merit I lay claim to, is diligence.

3

（＝これ見よがしに誇る）to display, make a display of （one's learning）; to parade, make a parade of （one's wealth, etc.）

• あまり学問を誇るのは見苦しい
  It is bad form to display one's learning―to parade one's learning.

4

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用例

• 勝ち誇る
  to exult in one's victory

• ドイツは勝ち誇っておった
  Germany was triumphant―elated with success―exulting in her victory.
• 敵を負かして誇る（凱歌を奏す）
  to exult over one's enemy―crow over one's enemy
• 成功を誇る
  to triumph in success