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他動詞

1

（＝敷設する）to lay （a railway line）

用例

• 線路を布く
  to lay a line―lay a track―construct a railway

• 一地方に鉄道を布く
  to lay a railway in a locality―extend a railway to a locality―bring a locality into railway communication
• ここにもじきに鉄道が布かれます
  The railway will be extended here very soon
  The place will soon be brought into railway communication.

2

（＝発布する）to promulgate; to proclaim

用例

• 法令を布く
  to promulgate a law

• 制度を布く
  to put a system in operation
• 憲政を布く
  to adopt constitutional government
• 軍政を布く
  to place a territory under military administration
• 民政を布く
  to place a territory under civil administration
• 占領地に民政を布く
  The occupied territory was placed under civil administration.
• 戒厳令を布く
  to place a city under martial law
• 東京市に戒厳令を布いた
  Tokyo was placed under martial law
  Martial law was proclaimed in Tokyo.
• 文教を布く
  to diffuse knowledge―establish schools

3

用例

• 陣を布く
  to pitch a camp

• 背水の陣を布く
  to burn one's boats―burn the bridges

自動詞

（＝拡がる）to spread

• 名声天下に布く
  His fame rang through the land
  The country rang with his name.