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読み方 もって

前置詞相当語句

1

（＝道具をもって）with

用例

• 拳銃をもって人を撃つ
  to shoot a man with a pistol

• 牛刀をもって鶏を割く
  to cut up a fowl with a cleaver 【イディオム・格言的には：】“crack a nut with a steam-hammer”―“break a butterfly upon the wheel.”

2

（＝手段をもって）by; by means of; through （the instrumentality of）

用例

• 書面をもって通知する
  to notify by letter

• 口上をもって知らせる
  to inform one by word of mouth
• 計をもって城を落とす
  to reduce a castle by stratagem
• 代人をもって出席する
  to attend a meeting by proxy
• 思想は言葉をもって言い表わす
  Thoughts are expressed by means of words.
• 新聞をもって意見を発表する
  to publish one's views through （the instrumentality of） the press
• 死者は千をもって数う
  The killed were counted by thousands
  They were killed by thousands.
• 恩をもって仇に報いる
  to return good for evil
• 毒をもって毒を制す
  “Like-cures like.”【イディオム・格言的】

3

（＝何の故をもって）because of; on account of; on the ground of; in view of; in consideration of:（接続詞に訳せば）because; as; since; seeing that; now that; in view of the fact that

用例

• 彼は病気の故をもって辞職した
  He resigned his post on account of illness―on the ground of failing health.

• 彼は病気という口実をもって面会を謝絶した
  He declined to see me under pretence of illness―on the plea of illness.
• 彼は外国人なるをもって投票権無し
  He has no voice in the matter, since he is a foreigner―seeing that he is a foreigner.
• 彼は年少のかどをもって無罪になった
  He was pardoned in view of his youth―in consideration of his youth.
• 供給充分なるをもって輸入の必要無し
  There is no necessity for importation, in view of the fact that the supply is adequate.
• 是を以て之を観れば、普天の下、我が国に勝る国無し
  In view of this fact,
  In this view,
  Japan is the first land under the sun.
• 人をもって言を排せず
  “If the counsel be good, it matters not who gives it.”【イディオム・格言的】

4

（＝何をもって名あり）to be noted, famed, famous, renowned, celebrated （for something）

用例

• 松島は風景をもって名あり
  Matsushima is celebrated for its scenery.

• 彼は博学をもって名あり
  He is renowned for his erudition.

5

〈その他〉

用例

• 彼は利口でもって決して失錯せぬ
  He is prudent, and never commits blunders.

• 彼は学者でもって経験が有る
  He is learned, and experienced as well.
• この事実をもって見ても彼の無罪なことは明らかだ
  This fact shows that he is innocent.
• いかなる手段をもってしても彼は留任を肯せず
  Nothing can induce him to stay.
• もって珍とすべし
  It is quite a curiosity.
• 書はもって姓名を記すに足る
  Cultivate penmanship enough to sign your name.