英和和英

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名詞

1

（＝体力）strength; might; force

用例

• あの人は力が有る、力が強い
  He is strong―mighty.

• 力自慢だ
  He prides himself on his strength.
• 力が無い、力が弱い
  He is weak―feeble.
• 力は十人力有る
  He has the strength of ten men.
• 力が足りない
  He is not strong enough （to do the work）.
• 力を出す
  to put forth one's strength
• 有らん限りの力を出す
  to put forth all one's strength
• 出そうと思っても力が出ない
  My strength fails me.
• 仕事が力に余る
  The task is beyond my strength―too much for me.
• 力に余る仕事はせぬがよい
  You must not attempt a task beyond your strength.
• 力いっぱい、力の限り働く
  I will work with all my might―with might and main.
• 力にまかして引張った
  I pulled with all my strength―with all my might―by main force.
• あの相撲は（手が無いから）力ずくで勝つ
  He wins by sheer strength.
• くやしかったら力で来い
  If you are vexed at what I say, stand up to me in a fair trial of strength.
• 団結は力なり
  Union is strength.

2

（＝威力）force; power

用例

• 下瀬火薬は力が強い
  Shimose powder is powerful.

• 蒸気の力
  the power of steam
• 電気の力
  the power of electricity
• 爆発物の力
  the power of an explosive
• 爆発の力
  the force of explosion
• 力の強い爆発薬
  a powerful explosive
• 力に及ぶ、力に及ばぬ
  to be in one's power―beyond one's power
• 彼を救うことは力に及ばぬ
  It is beyond my power to save him.
• 力に及ぶだけの手段を尽した
  I have tried every means in my power.
• 力に及ぶ限りやってみよう
  I will do my utmost―do all I can―do all that lies in my power―do all that in me lies―I will try, so far as in me lies, to do it―I shall endeavour to do it to the best of my power.
• 金銭は世を益する力ともなり世を害する力ともなる
  Money may be a power for good or a power for evil.
• 力抜山気蓋世｛ちからやまをぬき、きはよをおおう｝
  His power can hurl mountains, and his spirit dominates the world
  He has a mountain-hurling power and a world-dominating spirit.
• 智識は力なり
  Knowledge is power.

3

（＝権力）power; authority

• 大家の言は力がある
  He speaks with authority.

4

（＝自然力）energy; force

• 熱は力なり
  Heat is a form of energy.

5

（＝精力）energy

• 力を出す
  to put forth one's energy―put forth one's effort

6

（＝能力）powers; abilities

用例

• 精神の力（才能）
  mental powers

• 力を表わす
  to display one's powers―exhibit one's abilities

7

（＝学力、実力）ability; proficiency

用例

• この仕事は力に余る
  The task exceeds my ability.

• 力が足らぬ
  My ability is inadequate to the task
  I am wanting in ability.
• 力の足らないことは承知です
  I am conscious of my want of ability.
• 力の足らないところは勉強で補う
  I make up by diligence for my want of ability.
• 力の有らん限りやってみましょう
  Will do all I can
  I shall endeavour to the best of my ability.
• 読書の力
  reading ability
• 日本の書生は英語を話すことは下手な代りに読書の力がある
  Japanese students speak English poorly, but they have reading ability.
• この本は力がつく
  This book will give you reading ability
  This book has a training virtue
  This book contains culture.
• 読書の力を養う
  to train oneself to read difficult authors
• 語学の力
  linguistic ability―linguistic proficiency
• 英語の力がつく
  to become proficient in English
• 彼の英語の力には敬服だ
  I admire his proficiency in English.

8

（＝努力、尽力）efforts; exertions; endeavours

用例

• 力を尽す
  to make efforts―use exertions―exert oneself―do one's best endeavours―do one's best―do one's utmost

• 目的を達するためには力を尽します
  I shall endeavour to attain my object―strive to accomplish my purpose.
• 畢生の力を尽す
  to strive with all one's might―strive to the utmost
• 人のために力を尽す
  to exert oneself―use one's influence―in behalf of some one
• 彼は僕のために力を尽してくれた
  He has exerted himself in my behalf.
• 力を合わせる
  to unite efforts―join forces
• 力を合わして
  by united efforts
• 兄弟力を合わして本懐を遂げた
  The object was attained by the united efforts of the brothers.

9

（＝気力）spirit; courage; heart

用例

• 力を落とす
  to lose heart―be disheartened―be discouraged―be dispirited―be dejected―be cast down

• この困難を見ると力を落とす
  My heart fails me―My heart sinks within me―My heart dies within me―at the sight of the difficulties.
• ひどく力を落とす
  to break one's heart―have one's heart broken
• 彼は一人息子に死なれてひどく力を落としている
  He is broken-hearted―dreadfully cut up―disconsolate―over the death of his only son.
• これしきのことに力を落とすな
  You must not lose heart―be discouraged―over such trifles.
• 一度の失敗くらいに力を落しちゃいられない
  I can not afford to be discouraged by―be disheartened by―a single failure.
• 力をつける
  to encourage a person
• 力をつける言葉
  encouraging words
• 力を得る
  to take heart
• その言葉に力を得た
  I took heart at his words
  I was encouraged by his words.

10

（＝助力）assistance; aid; help

用例

• 力を貸す、力を添える
  to help one―aid one―assist one―lend one assistance―render one aid―lend one a hand―stretch a helping hand―give one a lift―come to one's aid―cooperate with one

• 力を借りる
  to be helped―be aided―be assisted―receive assistance―receive aid―get help
• 人の力になる
  to support one―sustain one―hold one up―back one up―stand by one―stand one's friend―become one's staff
• （まさかの時には）お互いに力になろうじゃないか
  Let us stand by each other in time of need.
• （僕は困っているから）力になってくれ給え
  I wish you would stand my friend.
• 力になってやろう
  I will stand your friend
  You shall find a friend in me.
• 早く大きくなってお父様のお力におなりなさい
  You must grow up to be the staff of your father's declining years.
• 人を力にする、力と頼む
  to look to me for assistance―depend on one―rely upon one
• 君は人を力にするのはよくない
  You ought not to depend on others.
• ああいう友人は力になる
  He is to be depended upon
  He will not fail you.
• 力にならぬ
  He is not to be depended upon
  He will fail you.
• 彼は力と頼む息子に死なれた
  He lost his son who was his sole dependence―his only hope.
• 英国の力と頼むものは海軍のみ
  The navy is England's sole dependence
  England's only resort.
• 力と頼んだ友人が東京を去ったと聞く悲しさ
  I found, to my disappointment, that the man to whom I looked for assistance had left Tokyo.

11

（＝効力）effect; efficiency; force; power:（議論の力なら）cogency; weight; point

用例

• 彼の弁舌は人を動かす力がある
  He speaks with effect
  He is an effective speaker.

• 力ある演説であった
  It was an effective speech.
• 力ある文章
  a powerful style
• 力ある筆
  a powerful pen
• 力ある議論
  a forcible argument
  a cogent argument
  a convincing argument
• そんな議論は下層社会に対して力がある
  Such argument have weight with the masses―have force with the masses.
• 彼の言うことは力がない
  His words lack point.
• 実行がなければ言うことに力がない
  One's deeds must give point to one's words.
• 彼は実行するから言葉に力がある
  His deeds give point to his words.
• （実例などをもって）教訓に力を添える
  to point a moral

12

（＝資力）means

• 罹災者の中に復興の力のある者は半分あるまい
  No half the sufferers have the means of reconstruction.

13

（＝語勢）emphasis; stress

• 言葉に力を入れる
  to emphasize one's words―lay stress on a word

14

（＝強音）accent

用例

• この語は何節に力が入るか
  On which syllable is the word accented?

• 二節に力を入れる
  to accent the second syllable

15

（＝筆に入れる力）boldness

用例

• 筆に力を入れる
  to make a bold stroke

• 筆に力がある
  The strokes are bold.

16

〈以下特例〉

あずかって力あり→『あずかってちからあり（与って力あり）』

用例

• 腕に力を入れる
  to strain the arm

• 下腹に力を入れる
  to strain the abdomen
• 義太夫は声に力が入る
  The Gidayu strains the voice.
• 力を入れて舟をこぐ
  to bend to one's oar
• 仕事に力を入れる
  to bend to one's work
• 力が尽きた
  I am exhausted.
• 途中で力が尽きて倒れた者がある
  Some gave out on the way.
• （嵐や弾丸などの）力が尽きる
  to spend itself
• 風の力が尽きた
  The storm is spent.
• 力の尽きた弾
  a spent ball
• （力を出そうと待ちかまえていたことがはずれて）力が抜ける
  One is disappointed of expectation
  One looks blank.
• 二人は力が違う
  A is no match for B
  B is more than a match for A
  B is an overmatch for A
  There is no comparison between the two.
• 味噌汁は力がつく
  Miso-pottage is sustaining.
• 力のつく食物
  sustaining food

読み方 りき

名詞

Strength; force; power

• 五十人力ある
  He has the strength of fifty men.