英和和英

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名詞

1

（＝利益）good; benefit; advantage; interest:（私の利）self-interest; one's own interests; the main chance:（金銭上の利）gain; profit:（=する） to profit （by something）; to benefit （oneself―by something）; to derive benefit （from something）

用例

• 一利一害
  “Where there is good, there is evil.”【イディオム・格言的】

• 利を得る、利を占める
  to derive benefit （from something）―（金銭上の利なら）―gain―make a profit―realize a profit―reap profits
• 漁夫の利を得る
  to play off one man against another
• 堅い商売は利が薄い
  A sound business yields little profit.
• 利を貪る
  to be covetous of gain
• 利を図る
  to look to one's interests―consult one's interests―promote one's interests
• 彼は自分の利をのみ図っている
  He only consults his own interests
  He has an eye to the main chance only
  He only takes care of No.1
  He only looks out for No.1.
• 彼は利を見るに敏なり
  He has a quick eyes for the main chance.
• 目前の利
  immediate gain―immediate advantage
• 目前の利を図る
  to look to immediate advantage
• 利に迷う
  to be tempted by gain
• 目前の利に迷う
  to be tempted by the prospect of immediate gain
• 彼は目前の利に迷って遠大の利を見のがす
  He is tempted by the prospect of immediate advantage to overlook future interest.
• 目前の利に走る
  He runs after immediate advantage―takes a short-sighted policy.
• 彼は利のためなら何でもする
  He will do anything for the sake of gain.
• 人の利に集まる蟻の甘きに就くが如し
  Men are attracted by hope of gain as ants are by sweets.
• そこが我れに利のあるところだ
  That is where our advantage lies.
• 天の利
  natural advantages
• 地の利
  the advantage of position―the strength of position―a geographical advantage―a strategic advantage
• 地の利は我れにあり
  The advantage of position lies with us.
• 地の利を占める、地の利に拠る
  to occupy an advantageous position―hold vantage-ground
• 人の利
  the advantage of union―the strength of union
• 地の利は人の利に如かず
  The strength of position can not prevail over the strength of union.
• 門閥の利
  the advantages of birth
• この学校へ通って利するところがある
  I have benefited by attending this school―I have derived benefit from this school―（は文章語、通例は）―I am the better for attending this school―This school has done me good.
• この本を読んで利するところがある
  I have profited by reading this book―I have read this book with profit―to my profit―I am the better for reading this book―The book has done me good.
• 君は二三年洋行したら非常に利するところがあるだろう
  A few years abroad will do you a world of good.
• 己を利する
  to benefit oneself
• 己を利せんと欲せばまず人を利すべし
  If you would benefit yourself, you must first live for others.

2

（＝利子）interest

用例

• 利が利を生む
  Interest yields interest.

• 単利、複利
  simple interest―compound interest
• 安い利、高い利
  a low rate of interest―a high rate of interest
• 彼は利を取って金を貸し付ける
  He lends out money at interest.
• 安い利で金を貸す
  He lends money at a low rate of interest.
• 高い利で金を借りる
  to borrow money at a high rate of interest
• 一割二分の利で金を借りた
  I borrowed money at 12 percent （12%） interest.
• 公債には五分の利が付く
  The bonds bear interest―carry interest―at 5%.
• 五分利公債
  the five percent bonds―the five percents
• 証券には日付の日から利が付く
  The bond draws interest from its date.
• 定期預金には六分の利が付く
  Six percent interest is paid on fixed deposits.
• 借金には利が付く
  A loan must be paid with interest.
• （悪口なら）利を付けて返上する
  I can pay back with interest.
• 日歩二銭の利
  interest at the rate of 2 sen per diem

3

（＝勝利）victory

用例

• 戦い利あり
  The day is won.

• 戦い利あらず
  The day is lost.
• 鉄砲に刀では利が無い
  The sword can not contend against the gun
  The sword is powerless against the gun.