英和和英

読み方 しん

名詞

1

（＝信ずること）belief; credit; credence

用例

• 信を措く
  （人の言うことになら） to believe one―（風説などになら）―credit a rumour―give credence to a rumour

• あの人の言うことは信を措けぬ
  I can not believe that man.
• 僕はこの説には信を措かぬ
  I do not credit―give credit to―the rumour.
• 世間ではこんなばかばかしい話に信を措く
  People give credence to such idle tales
  Such absurd tales find credence with people.
• その説は信を措き難い、信を措くに足らぬ
  We can not credit the rumour
  The rumour is incredible.

2

（＝信仰）belief; faith

用例

• 君はあの先生に信を措くか
  Do you believe in the teacher?

• 彼には信を措かぬ
  I have no faith in him.
• 信あれば徳あり
  Faith begets virtue.

3

（＝信用）trust; credit

用例

• あの人には信を措く
  I put trust in that man―repose trust in that man.

• 信を失う
  to lose credit （with some one）

4

（＝信頼）trust; reliance

用例

• 彼の話は信を措くに足るか
  Is his account trustworthy?―reliable?

• この新聞は信を措くに足る
  The paper is trustworthy―reliable.
• あの男の約束は信を措くに足らぬ
  He is not to be relied upon
  He is unreliable.

5

（＝信任）confidence

用例

• 僕は彼には深く信を措いて（大事な事を託しておく）
  I place deep confidence in him―repose deep confidence in him.

• 彼は信を措くに足る人だ
  He is worthy of confidence.
• 人の信を失う
  to lose one's confidence
• 政府が議会を解散して信を国民に問う
  The ministry appeals to the country.

6

（＝信義）faith; fidelity

• 朋友信有り
  Friends should be faithful to each other.