英和和英

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名詞

1

（＝面目）honour

用例

• 国家の体面を汚す
  to dishonour one's country―disgrace one's country―reflect （discredit） on one's country

• 海外に在る時は国家の体面に関するようなことをするな
  When you are abroad, abstain from such actions as will reflect on your country.
• あれは国家の体面を汚す奴だ
  He is a dishonour to his country.
• お前は一家の体面を汚す奴だ
  You are a disgrace to your family.
• 日本男子の体面を汚すな
  Do not disgrace Japanese manhood!
  Do not bring disgrace on Japanese manhood!
• あのような生徒があると学校の体面に関する
  Such students will reflect on the school.
• そんなことをしては紳士の体面に関する
  Such conduct would be beneath the dignity of a gentleman―beneath a gentleman.
• 借金を返さなくては紳士の体面に関する
  It is a point of honour with me to pay my debts
  I make a point of paying my debts.

2

（＝体裁）appearances

用例

• 体面を繕う
  to save appearances

• 十円出して体面を繕った
  I gave ten yen to save appearances.
• 体面を維持する
  to keep up appearances
• 犯人を罰して体面を維持した
  The culprit was punished to keep up appearances.
• 大臣は大臣相当の体面を保たなければならぬ
  A cabinet minister must keep up appearances befitting his position.