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他動詞

1

（＝達する）to come up to （some standard）; to extend to （some limit）; to stretch to （some limit）

用例

• 結果は予想に及ばぬ
  The result does not come up to my expectations―falls short of my expectations.

• 過激派の影響は支那に及んでいる
  The influence of Bolshevism extends to China.
• キリスト教の感化は教外国に及んでいる
  The influence of Christianity extends beyond its pale.
• 同盟罷工は下女下男に及んだ
  The strikes extended to the servants.
• 日本の領土は熱帯地方に及んでいる
  Japanese possession stretch to the tropics.
• この線の延長は一千マイルに及んでいる
  The line extends to a length of 1,000 miles.
• 密談三時間に及ぶ
  The closet consultation lasted three hours.
• 聖恩枯骨に及ぶ
  Posthumous honours are conferred on the dead.
• 過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し
  “Too much is as bad as too little.”【イディオム・格言的】

2

（＝到る）to come to （something）; to happen to （one）

用例

• 事ここに及ぶ
  Things have come to this.

• 事ここに及んでは策の施すべきもの無し
  Things having come to this, there is nothing to be done.
• 災難が身に及ぶ
  A calamity happens to one―befalls one.
• 談種々の事に及ぶ
  The conversation turned on various topics.
• 談たまたま教育の事に及ぶ
  The conversation happened to turn on education.
• 議論に及ぶ
  to argue a point with one―join issue with one's opponent
• 殿中刃傷に及んだ
  He shed blood in the palace.
• けしからぬ挙動に及んだ
  He took liberties with her.
• 落花狼藉に及ぶ
  to deflower a maiden―seduce a woman
• 支度に及べ
  Make preparations!
• その時に及んで
  at that moment
• いざ出発という時に及んで病気になった
  He fell ill at the moment of departure.
• いよいよという時に及んで挫折した
  He faltered at the last moment―at the supreme moment.
• この場に及んで後へは退けぬ
  I can not recede at the eleventh hour.
• 調査するに及んで多くの誤りを発見した
  On investigation, many errors were discovered.
• 彼と会見するに及んで知人なりしことを知った
  On seeing him, I found him to be an old acquaintance.

3

（＝匹敵する）to equal （the other）; to match （the other）; to be a match for （the other）; to compare with （the other）

甲は乙に及ばぬ、遠く及ばぬ→『およばぬ（及ばぬ）』

用例

• 英語では彼に及ぶ者が無い
  He has no equal in English
  No one can compare with him in English.

• 彼の足下にも及ぶ者が無い
  No one can hold a candle to him.

4

（＝範囲内にある）to be within （one's power）; to lie in （one's power）

力に及ばぬ→『およばぬ（及ばぬ）』

用例

• 力に及ぶ限り
  as far as one can―to the best of one's ability

• 及ぶ限り力を尽そう
  I will exert myself to the best of my ability―exert myself to the utmost―do all I can―do all that lies in my power―do all that in me lies―do the utmost in my power―do my best.
• 力に及ぶ限りの手段を尽した
  I have tried every means in my power.

5

（＝何々するに及ばぬ）

→『およばぬ（及ばぬ）』