英和和英

読み方 しんずる

他動詞

1

（＝まことと思う）to believe （one）; to credit, give credit to, give credence to （a report）; to persuade oneself （that it is true）; to be persuaded of （one's innocence）; to be convinced of （a fact）; to be sure of （a fact）; to accept （anything） as true; to take （one） at one's word; to take （a statement） on trust

用例

• 人の言うことを信ずる
  to believe one

• 君の言うことは信じられぬ
  I can not believe you.
• 僕の言うことを信じ給え全く本当だから
  Believe me, it is quite true.
• 実見しなけりゃ信じられぬ
  I can not believe it, unless I see it for myself.
• 君はこの評判を信ずるか
  Do you credit the report?―give credit to the report?―give credence to the report?
• 世間ではこんなばかばかしい話を信じている
  People give credence to such absurd tales
  Such idle tales find credence with the public.
• あの人がそんなことをしようとはどうしても信じられぬ
  I can not persuade myself that he has done such a thing―Such conduct on his part is beyond belief―past belief.
• 僕は彼を無罪だと信じている
  I am persuaded that he is innocent
  I am persuaded of his innocence.
• あなたがそんなうまいことを仰有ると私はばかだから信じますよ
  I shall take you at your word.
• まあ君の言うままに信じよう
  I will take you at your word―take your statement on trust.
• この事実は信じて疑わぬ、固く信ずる（確信する）
  I am sure of the fact
  I am convinced of the fact.
• Plato は霊魂は不滅だというが僕もそう信ずる
  I believe with Plato that the soul is immortal.
• 僕の信ずるところではこの論文はあの人の手に成っている
  He is the author of the article to the best of my belief.
• この話は信じられぬ、信じ難い
  I can not credit the story―The story is not to be credited―incredible.
• 信じ難い話
  an incredible story
  a cock-and-bull story
• その話は信じられる、信ずべき話だ
  The story is to be credited―credible―It is a credible story.
• この話は信ずべき筋から聞いた
  I have it from a credible quarter
  I have been credibly informed.
• 彼は人の言うことを信じやすい、軽々しく人の言うことを信ずる
  He is easy of belief―ready to believe―credulous.
• 君は人の言うことを信じ過ぎる
  You are too easy of belief―too ready to believe―too credulous―You err on the side of credulity.
• 彼は信じやすいから人にだまされる
  As he is credulous, it is easy to deceive him―（他動詞構文にすれば）―His credulity makes it easy to deceive him.
• あの人は容易に人の言うことを信ぜぬ、信じ難い
  He is hard of belief―incredulous.
• 書ごとに信ずれば書無きに如かず
  Better read no books than believe everything you read.

2

（＝信仰する）to believe in （a religion, God, a man, etc.）; to have faith in （a man, a system, etc.）; to trust in （Providence）; to take stock in （a system）

用例

• キリスト教を信ずる
  to believe in Christianity―（初めてなら）―embrace Christianity.

• 君は神を信ずるか（神の存在を信ずるか）
  Do you believe in God?
• 僕は神の存在を固く信ずる
  I have a firm belief in the existence of God.
• 君は幽霊を信ずるか（幽霊はあるものと思うか）
  Do you believe in ghosts?
• 君は宗教は何を信ずるか
  What do you believe in?
  What is your religion?
• 人を信ずる
  to believe in a man
• 皆先生を信じているから先生の言うことをきく
  They obey him, for they believe in him.
• 僕はあの先生を信じない
  I have no faith in that man.
• （もとは信じたが）信じなくなった
  I have lost faith in him.
• 世人は制度を信ずること重きに過ぎる
  People put too much faith in system.
• 僕はこの方法を充分に信じている
  I have implicit faith in this method.
• 僕は記憶法なるものを信ぜぬ
  I have no faith in―take no stock in―mnemonic systems.

3

（＝信用する）to trust （a man）; to put one's trust in （a man）

用例

• 彼は正直だから彼を信ずる
  I trust him, for he is honest.

• あなたは私を信ずるなら貴重品をお預かりしましょう
  If you will put your trust in me, I will take charge of your valuables.
• 僕は彼を充分に信じているから万事を任せておく
  I commit everything to his care, for I put implicit trust in him.
• 彼を信じているから金をいくらでも安心して預ける
  I can trust him with any amount of money.
• 僕はあの男を信じないから金を預けるのは険呑だ
  I can not trust him with money.

4

（＝信頼する）to trust to （one's honour or honesty）; to rely on （one's promise）

用例

• 彼は正直だから信ずる
  I trust to his honesty.

• 君は紳士だから信じよう
  I will trust to your honour.
• 君の約束を信じよう（当てにしよう）
  I shall rely on your promise.
• あの人の約束は信じられぬ
  He is not to be relied upon
  He is unreliable.
• この話は信ずべき筋から聞いた
  I have the news from a reliable source―from a trustworthy quarter―on good authority.

5

（＝信任する）to confide in, place confidence in, repose confidence in （a man）

用例

• 主人は彼を（深く）信じている
  His master confides in him―places deep confidence in him―reposes deep confidence in him.

• 僕は彼を信じて大事なことを託しておく
  I confide in him, and entrust him with important matters.
• 彼は信じて大事を託するに足る男だ
  He is worthy of confidence.
• 生徒は教師を信ずべし
  Let the student confide in his teacher!