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名詞

1

（＝語句）wording; words; a phrase; an expression

用例

• 歌の文句
  the words of a song

• 歌の文句で言うと「お前とならばどこまでも」だ
  To use the words of the song.“I would go to end of the world in tour company.”
• この歌は文句が好い
  The song is prettily worded.
• この歌は文句も節も整っている
  The song is composed with word and air.
• この手紙は文句が好い
  The letter has well chosen expressions.
• うまい文句が思いつかない
  I can not hit upon a happy expression.
• きまり文句
  a set phrase―a conventional phrase―a stereotyped expression―a hackneyed expression―cut and dried expressions
• きまり文句で言うとあの人は昔何某と言われた身だ
  He has, to use a conventional phrase,“seen better days.”
• 忠君愛国はあの人のきまり文句だ
  “Loyalty and patriotism” is his pet saying.
• 文句を並べる
  to multiply words
• あの人はいつもきまり文句を並べる
  He always arrays cut and dried expressions.
• おどし文句
  threatening language
• おどし文句を並べる、すごい文句を並べる
  to try to intimidate one with threats
• 紋切型のおどし文句を並べる
  to array the stereotyped forms of threat
• 華やかな文句で演説を結んだ
  He concluded his speech with a flourish.

2

（＝言い分、言い草）a complaint; an excuse; a pretext

用例

• 文句を言う
  to complain―grumble―murmur

• 文句言わずに働け
  Work without grumbling!
• 彼は文句言わずに金を出した
  He gave the money without grumbling.
• 文句言わずに百円出せ
  Down with 100 yen without a murmur!
• そうすりゃ文句言うところは無い
  Then I shall have noting to complain of
  That's fair.
• 彼は僕のすること為すことになんとかかんとか文句言う
  He finds fault with everything I do.
• 彼は仕事を言いつけられるとなんかとかんとか文句言って逃にげようとする
  When he is set a task, he tries to evade it on some excuse or other―on some pretext or other.
• 彼は文句言いづめだ
  He is peevish―querulous.
• こんなことをされちゃ文句言わずにゃいられない
  I can not allow such things to be done.