英和和英

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名詞

The lasting reward of virtue

• 積善の家必ず余慶あり
  Virtue brings its reward with it
  “He who gives to the poor lends to the lord.”【イディオム・格言的】

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形容詞相当語句

Superfluous; unnecessary; needless; undue; uncalled-for; to spare; too much

用例

• 船内には余計な物は一つも無い
  There is nothing superfluous in the ship.

• 僕は余計な金は一文も無い
  I have no more money than I need
  I have no money to spare.
• 余計の金を使った
  I have been put to unnecessary expense.
• 金は五十円だけ余計だ
  The money is 50 yen too much.
• 余計な干渉は止すがよい
  You ought to refrain from undue interference.
• あのお世辞はちと余計だった
  That compliment of yours was not needed―uncalled-for.
• 話のはずみに余計なことを言ってしまった
  I said more than I meant to―I was carried away―in the heat of the talk.
• 余計なことをする
  to carry coals to Newcastle―butter the bread on both sides―teach a fish how to swim―kill the slain―paint the lily―refine a violet―gild refined gold
• 余計なことをするな
  You are buttering the bread on both sides
  You may spare yourself the trouble.
• 余計なことをしたものだ止せばよいのに
  He need not have done that
  He might have spared himself the trouble.
• 余計なことを言うな
  Do not waste words!
  “Keep your breath to cool your porridge!”【イディオム・格言的】
• 余計な世話を焼く
  to meddle in other's affairs
• 余計な世話を焼くな
  Mind your own business!
  That's no business of yours.
• あれは余計な世話を焼く男だ
  He is a meddler―a busybody.
• 余計な心配するな
  Do not give yourself needless anxiety!
• 余計な苦労をするな
  Do not run to meet your trouble!
  “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 彼は余計な力こぶを入れている
  His zeal is worthy of a better cause.