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他動詞

1

（＝手招きする）to beckon （to one）

2

（＝招待する）to invite （one to dinner）; to ask （one to tea）; to bid （one to a wedding）

用例

• 園遊会に招かれた
  I am invited to a garden-party
  I have received an invitation to a garden party.

• よそへ招かれることはめったに無い
  I am not asked out every day.
• 婚礼へ招かれて行って来た
  I have been bidden to a wedding
  I have been at a wedding
  I have been a guest at a wedding.
• 彼一人招かれなかった
  He alone was not invited
  He was left out of the invitation.

3

（＝招聘する）to engage （a professional）; to call in （a doctor）; to send for （the doctor）

用例

• 医師を招いた
  The doctor was sent for
  A doctor was called in.

• 礼を厚くして人を招く
  to engage a man on liberal terms
• 妓を招く
  to engage singing-girls （for a drinking party）

4

（＝来す）to incur （one's displeasure）; to court （danger）; to expose oneself to （ridicule）; to lay oneself open to （censure）; to draw （the wrath of Heaven） on oneself; to bring （ruin） on oneself; to bring down （shame） on one's head

用例

• 彼は命に背いて主人の怒りを招いた
  He incurred his master's displeasure by disobeying orders.

• 非難を招く
  to incur blame―draw censure on oneself―lay oneself open to censure
• そんなことをすると世間の非難を招く
  If you do such a thing, you will lay yourself open to public-censure―（他動詞構文にすれば）―Such conduct will lay you open to public censure.
• 君の行為は非難を招く
  Your conduct lies open to censure―lays you open to censure.
• 嘲弄を招く
  to expose oneself to ridicule―get laughed at
• そんなことをすると笑いを招くばかりだ
  You will only get laughed at for your pains―（他動詞構文にすれば）―Such conduct will expose you to ridicule.
• 身の破滅を招く
  to draw ruin on oneself―bring ruin on oneself―bring down ruin on one's head
• 天罰を招く
  to draw the wrath of Heaven on oneself―bring down Heaven's vengeance on one's head
• 恥辱を招く
  to bring down shame on one's head
• 危険を招く
  to incur danger―court danger―fly in the face of Providence
• 疑いを招く
  to incur suspicion―excite suspicion
• 彼は急に金持ちになって世の疑いを招いた
  He incurred suspicion by suddenly growing rich.
• 疑いを招かないように別々に行った
  We went each by himself so as not to excite suspicion―to disarm suspicion.
• 彼は小敵と侮って敗北を招いた
  He brought defeat on himself by despising a small enemy.
• 誤解を招く
  to be misunderstood
• 彼は不注意なために人の誤解を招く
  He is misunderstood owing to his carelessness―（他動詞構文にすれば）―His carelessness causes him to be misunderstood.
• 君は弁明しないと世の誤解を招く
  If you do not explain your conduct, people will view it in a false light―（他動詞構文にすれば）―Your silence will place your conduct in an unfavourable light.
• 禍を招く
  to bring a calamity on oneself
• それは自ら招いた禍だ
  You have brought the calamity on yourself.
• 君が自ら招いた失敗だからしかたがない
  You must thank yourself for your failure
  You have no one but yourself to thank for your failure.
• そんなことをすると後難を招くおそれがある
  Such a step may be attended with serious consequences.
• 病を招く
  to bring a disease on oneself―contract a disease
• 死を招く
  to court death