英和和英

読み方 しゅうせん

名詞

1

（＝斡旋）good offices; kind offices:（=する） to use one's good offices; to interpose one's kind offices; to exert oneself, use one's influence （in another's behalf）; to procure, secure （one a position）; to get, find （one a berth）; to recommend, find （one a person）

用例

• あの人の周旋で相談がまとまった
  The matter was settled through his good offices.

• 友人の周旋で会社へ入った
  I have entered the company's service through （the kind offices of） a friend.
• 好い口があったらご周旋を願います
  If there is a good opening, I shall request your good offices.
• しかるべき地位があったらご周旋下さい
  If you come across a suitable position, you will please use your kind offices―procure it for me.
• しかるべき地位があったらご周旋しましょう
  If I find a suitable position, I will procure it for you.
• 田中君の周旋で今の地位を得た
  I secured my present position through （the good offices of） Mr. Tanaka―（他動詞構文にすれば）―Mr. Tanaka has secured me my present position.
• 地位を周旋する
  to procure one a position―secure one a position―find one a position―get one a berth
• 君に好い地位を周旋しよう
  I will procure you a good position―get you a good berth.
• 人を周旋する
  to recommend one a person―find one a person
• 英語の先生を一人周旋してくれんか
  Can you recommend me a teacher of English?
• 女中を一人周旋してくれ給え
  Will you find me a maid-servant?
• 友人の周旋であの先生を雇ったのだ
  I engaged the man on the recommendation of a friend.
• 望み手があったら周旋してくれ給え
  Will you let me know if you find a purchaser?
• 先生は卒業生の周旋につとめている
  He is trying to find berths for the graduates.
• 彼は僕のためにいろいろ周旋してくれた
  He has exerted himself in my behalf―used his influence in my behalf―interested himself in my welfare.
• 女を周旋する
  to procure―pander―pimp
• 恋の周旋する
  to pander to the passions―cater for the passions

2

（＝媒介）mediation:（=する） to mediate between, intermediate between, go between （two parties）

• 彼は二人の間を周旋して仲をまとめた
  He went between―mediated between―the two parties, and brought about the reconciliation.

3

〈複合詞〉

周旋屋→『しゅうせんや（周旋屋）』

用例

• 周旋人
  a go-between
  a mediator
  a middleman

• 周旋業
  brokerage―commission-agency―jobbing―jobbery
• 周旋料
  brokerage―commission