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名詞

1

（＝所）a place:（小さい地点なら）a spot

用例

• 時と場所を指定する
  to appoint the time and place

• 指定の場所
  the appointed place
• 場所がまだ決まらない
  The place is not yet fixed upon.
• 時と場所が決まったら知らせて下さい
  If the time and place are decided upon, please let me know.
• 時と場所が判然と言ってない
  The exact time and place are not mentioned.
• 場所を変えて飲み直そう
  Let us start afresh in some other place.
• 金の隠してある場所をくわしく知っている
  I know the exact spot where the treasure is concealed.

2

（＝物の在る場所、在りし場所、在らんとする場所）the site （of anything, past, present or future）; the seat （of authority, learning, war, etc.）

用例

• その建物のある場所はどこか
  Where is the site of the building?

• ここが城のあった場所だ
  This is the site of the castle.
• ここが学校の建つ場所です
  This is the site assigned for the new school.
• 平和会議の場所はパリと決まった
  Paris was fixed upon as the seat of the peace conference.

3

（＝事のありし場所）the scene （of a battle, etc.）

用例

• 大げんかのあった場所はどこだ
  Where is the scene of the great quarrel?

• ここが一件のあった場所だ
  This is the scene of the late affair.
• 小説中の出来事のありし場所は満洲になっている
  The scene of the story is laid in Manchuria.

4

（＝入る場所）room; space; ground

用例

• まだ入る場所があるか
  Is there room for more?

• もう入る場所は無い
  There is no room for more.
• まだ一人だけ入る場所がある
  There is room for one more.
• 皆入るだけの場所が無い
  There is not room enough for all―no room for all.
• 場所をあける
  to make room―clear a space
• 君だけ場所をあけて入れて上げます
  I will make room for you.
• 場所をふさぐ
  to take up room―occupy much space―cover much ground
• 場所狭隘
  We are pinched for room―pressed for room―cramped for space―confined for space.

5

（＝坐る場所）a seat; a place

用例

• 坐る場所が無かったから終始立ちづめだった
  There was no seat left, and I kept standing all the time.

• まだ場所があいているか
  Are there any seats left?
• 場所が皆ふさがっている
  The seats are all occupied
  The places are all taken.
• （芝居などの）場所をとっておく
  to book a seat―take a place―（興行者の方から言えば）―reserve a seat for one
• 場所を二つとってくれ
  Take two places for me―（興行者に向かって言えば）―Reserve two seats for me.
• 場所を二つとって貰った
  I have two places taken for me―have two seats reserved for me.

6

（＝場所柄）situation; location; a locality; the locale

用例

• 学校は場所が好い
  The school is well situated―well located.

• 場所が悪い
  The school is badly situated―badly located.
• 場所が好いから生徒が集まる
  There are many students owing to the goodness of the location―（他動詞構文にすれば）―The goodness of the location accounts for the large number of students.
• 場所が悪いから生徒が集まらぬ
  There are few students owing to the badness of the situation―（他動詞構文にすれば）―The badness of the situation accounts for the small number of students.
• ここは場所が悪いから好いところを探している
  The situation is bad―The locale is bad―so we are looking out for a better place.
• 商売は場所で繁昌する
  Good business depends upon the locality―（他動詞構文にすれば）―The locality brings the business.
• 場所を開く
  to open up a locality
• 場所が開ける
  A locality opens up.
• 目抜の場所
  a first-class locality
  a smart quarter

7

（＝場末に対する場所）a principal locality; a centre

用例

• 日本橋は場所だから家賃を従って高い
  Nihonbashi is a business centre, and the rents are accordingly high.

• 神楽坂はなかなか場所だ
  Kagurazaka is a good locality―one of the centres of the city.

8

（＝相撲の場所）the wrestling-matches

用例

• 本場所
  the Annual Matches

• 五月場所
  the Summer Matches

9

用例

• 場所を踏む
  to go through the mill

• 高等教育の場所を踏んだ人
  He has been through the mill of liberal education.
• 道楽場所を踏んだ男
  He has been through the mill of fashionable society.