英和和英

読み方 ひき

名詞

1

（＝減価）reduction in price; discount

用例

• 一割引き
  10 percent discount―10 percent reduction

• 厘毛も引き無し
  Absolutely no reduction allowed.

2

（＝伝手）interest; influence; patronage; pull

用例

• 彼は好い引きがある
  He has good interest―a friend at court.

• 彼は誰から引きがあるのだろう
  He must have interest with somebody―a pull with some one.
• 彼は引きがあるから今の地位を得たのだ
  He has secured his position through interest.
• 当節は引きが無いとどこへも入れぬ
  Everything goes by interest nowadays.
• 彼は伯（叔）父さんの引きで地位を得たのだ
  He has secured his position through his uncle's influence.
• 伯（叔）父さんの引きがあるから昇進が早い
  His promotion is rapid owing to his uncle's influence
  His rapid promotion is due to his uncle's influence.