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読み方 くわだて

名詞

1

（＝企図）a project; a plan; a design; a scheme; a plot; an intention; a proposition; contemplation:（=る） to project; to plan; to design; to scheme; to plot; to intend; to propose; to contemplate

用例

• 陰謀を企てる
  to lay a plot―hatch a plot―plot―conspire―intrigue―machinate

• 謀叛を企てる
  to plot a rebellion
• 暗殺を企てる
  to plot one's death―plot for one's assassination―plot against one's life―conspire one's death―conspire against one's life―have designs upon one's life―make an attempt upon one's life
• 僕は洋行を企てている
  I design going abroad―propose going abroad―intend to go abroad.
• 企てを実行する機会を得なかった
  I had no opportunity of carrying my design into execution.
• 企ては画餅に帰した
  The scheme has fallen through.
• 病気のためせっかくの企てが狂ってしまった
  Illness has upset all my plans.
• 彼は始終なにかしら企てている
  He is always scheming something or other.
• 学校を起こす企てがある
  We have a new school in contemplation.
• 文部省には高等学校増設の企てがある
  The Department of Education contemplates―has in contemplation―the establishment of more high schools.
• これは誰の企てですか
  With whom did the scheme originate?
• 知事の企てだ
  The scheme originated with the governor.

2

（＝企業）an undertaking; an enterprise:（=る） to undertake （some work）

用例

• 事業を企てる
  to undertake some work

• これはちと冒険的な企てだ
  This is a risky enterprise―a hazardous enterprise.
• 当ても無い企て
  a wild-goose chase

3

（＝試み）an attempt:（=る） to attempt

用例

• 企ては効を奏した
  The attempt proved effectual.

• 企ては効を奏さなかった
  The attempt was ineffectual
  The attempt was fruitless of results
  The attempt was attended with no results.
• 彼の暗殺を企てた者があった
  An attempt was made on his life.
• 情死を企てる
  to attempt a double suicide
• 彼は絶望の極み自殺を企てた
  Despair drove him to suicide.