英和和英

読み方 まちがい

名詞

1

（＝誤り）a mistake; an error; an oversight; a slip

用例

• 作文に間違いがあるかどうか見て下さい
  See if there are any mistakes in my composition.

• 間違いが無い
  It is free from mistakes.
• 間違いがある
  There are some mistakes in it.
• 間違いだらけだ
  It is full of mistakes.
• 一つ二つの間違いはしかたがない
  One or two mistakes can not be helped
  A mistake or two are not to be helped.
• 間違いを直す
  to correct a mistake―rectify an error
• 文法上の間違い
  a grammatical mistake
  a grammatical error
• 文法上の間違いを直す
  to correct grammatical mistakes
• 彼は強情にも間違いを直さぬ
  He persists in his error.
• こんなわかりきった間違いを見落とすとはどうした間抜けだ
  How stupid of you to overlook such an obvious mistake!
• そんなことができると思うのは間違いだ
  It is a mistake to think that such things can be done.
• 君はあんな者を信用したのが間違いだ
  You made a mistake in trusting such a man.
• 憚りながらそりゃお間違いでしょう
  I beg your pardon, but you are mistaken.
• 僕の間違い（思い違い）でした
  I was mistaken.
• 彼と一日議論をしたけれども間違いを悟らせることができなかった
  I argued with him all day, but I could not convince him of his error.
• 間違いを悟りました
  I am convinced of my error
  I am undeceived.
• あるいは僕の間違いかも知らんがあの男は前科があるようだ
  I may be mistaken, but―Unless I am mistaken,―he is an old offender.
• 生徒がよくあの先生の間違いをとがめる
  The students often catch him in errors―catch him tripping.
• あの先生は訳の間違いがある
  He makes mistakes in translation.
• よく不注意の間違いをする
  He has many slips.
• 間違いの無いように別々にしておこう
  We will keep them apart, to prevent mistakes―to obviate the possibility of a mistake―to preclude the possibility of a mistake.
• 人間違い
  a mistake of identity
• 書き間違い
  a clerical error

〈以下特例〉

間違い無く→『まちがいなく（間違い無く）』

用例

• 英語でこう言うと間違いではありませんか
  Is it good English to say so?

• そう言うと間違いです
  It is bad English to say so.
• 勘定に間違いが無い
  The accounts are straight―all right.
• 間違いの無い事実
  a certain fact
• 間違いの無い方法
  an unfailing method
  an infallible method
  a sure way
• あれは間違いの無い男だ
  He is a prudent man.

2

（＝けが）an accident; a trouble; something wrong

用例

• 何か間違いが起こった
  There was something wrong―some trouble.

• 彼は途中で何か間違いがあって手間を取ったのだ
  Something went wrong with him on the way, and delayed him.
• 間違いは有りがちだ
  Accidents will happen.
• 間違いの無いように万事に目を通しておくがよい
  You ought to see to everything, to prevent accidents.
• どうした間違いか子どもを置き忘れて行ったのだ
  The child was left behind by some accident.
• 金のことで何か間違いがあったと見える
  It seems that there was some trouble about money.
• 間違いがあるといけないから念のため証文を書かせるがよい
  You ought to make him sign a paper, lest any trouble should arise―for fear of trouble―to make sure.

3

（＝男女間の間違い）an indiscretion

用例

• 男女間の間違いは若い時はありがちだ
  Indiscretion is incidental to youth
  Young people will be indiscreet.

• 間違いがあると悪いから男と女は別々にするがよい
  Boys and girls should be kept apart, lest they should commit indiscretions.
• 間違いの無いうちに娘にお暇を戴きとう存じます
  Let my daughter leave your service before she can commit an indiscretion.