英和和英

読み方 とめる

他動詞

1

（＝止まらせる）to stop

用例

• 僕を止めようとした男を突きのけて家に入った
  I thrust aside the man who would have stopped me, and entered the house.

• 電車を止める
  to stop a car
• 通行を止める
  to stop the traffic―（無意志なら）―interrupt traffic
• 流れを止める
  to stop a stream―check a current―stem a stream
• 馬を止める
  to bring one's horse to a stop―rein up a horse―pull up a horse―draw rein
• 血を止める
  to stop bleeding―check bleeding―staunch a wound
• けんかを止める
  to put an end to a quarrel―get between the combatants
• 渇きを止める
  to quench one's thirst―slake one's thirst
• 痛みを止める
  to allay pain―alleviate pain―assuage pain―mitigate pain
• 塩は腐敗を止める
  Salt preserves things from decay.
• 錆を止める
  to keep iron from rusting
• 木の心を止める
  to stop a tree―top a tree―lop a tree―poll a tree―head down a tree

2

（＝引き留める）to detain; to keep

用例

• 長くは留めない
  I will not detain you long―keep you long.

• たって帰ると言うなら留めはせぬ
  If you insist on going away, I shall not detain you.

3

（＝抑え止める）to hold; to stay; to check

用例

• （打とうとする）その手を止めて
  Stay your hand!
  Hold your hand!

• 汽車の速力を止める
  to check the speed of a train

4

（＝離れぬように止める）to fasten; to fix

用例

• ボタンで止める
  to fasten a coat with buttons―button up a coat

• 釘で止める
  to fasten a door with a nail―nail up a door
• 掛け金で止める
  to latch a door
• 留め針で止める
  to pin anything―pin one thing on or to another
• （色がさめないように）絵具を止める
  to fix a colour

5

（＝思い止まらせる）to dissuade （one from doing anything） ; to stop （one's doing anything―one from doing anything） ; to remonstrate against （a step）

用例

• 君がぜひ貰うと言うなら止めはしない
  If you insist on marrying her, I will not try to dissuade you.

• 彼がその女を貰うと言うのを止めて思い切らした
  I have dissuaded him from marrying the girl.
• 彼が行くと言うのを皆がしきりに止めた
  Everybody remonstrated against his going.
• 止めてもなかなか聴かぬ
  He would not listen to their remonstrance.
• 止めるのも聴かずに相変わらず飲んでいる
  He keeps on drinking in spite of my remonstrance.
• 止めるとかえって募る
  Remonstrance will make him only the worse.
• 止めるなら今のうち
  Stop me now or never!
  Stop me before it is too late!

6

（＝禁ずる）to forbid （one to do something） ; to prohibit （one from doing something） ; to prevent （one from doing something）

用例

• 医者にタバコを止められた
  My doctor has forbidden me to smoke.

• 行くと言うなら止めるな
  Do not prevent him from going!
  Allow him to go!
• 子どもらが何をすると言っても彼は止めずにさしておく（好きなようにさしておく）
  He allows his children to have their own way―lets them have their own way.

7

用例

• 目を留める
  to fix one's eyes upon anything

• お目を留めてご覧なさい
  Look with attention!
  Note well!

8

用例

• 心を留める
  to fix one's mind upon―fix one's attention upon―anything

• 仕事に心を留める
  Fix your mind upon your business!
  Fix your attention upon your business!
  Mind what you are about!

9

用例

• 心に留める、記憶に留める
  to keep anything in mind―bear anything in mind

• この事実を心に留めておけ
  You must have this fact impressed upon your mind.
• 僕の言うことを心に留めておきなさい
  Lay my advice to heart!
• 君はどう言われても心に留めない（耳に入れない）
  You give no heed to advice or warning.

読み方 とどめる

他動詞

1

（＝去らないように足を止める）to stop; to detain; to keep

用例

• 足をとどめる
  to stay―make a stay

• 暫くここに足をとどめよう
  I shall stay here for a time
  I shall make a short stay here.

2

（＝定める）to fix

用例

• （商売などに）心をとどめる
  to fix one's mind upon business

• 心をとどめて見る
  to dwell upon a scene
• 彼はこの問題に深く心をとどめている
  He takes deep interest in this subject.

3

（＝残す）to leave

用例

• 堂々たる軍国は地上にその影をとどめず
  The proud military power has disappeared off the face of the earth.

• 堂々たる艦隊は海上にその影をとどめず
  The vaunted armada was wiped off the face of the deep.

4

（＝何々に限る）to confine oneself to （something） ; to content oneself with （something）

用例

• 語学を修めんと欲せばすべからく一国語にとどむべし
  If you would study languages, you should confine yourself to one.

• この研究は尽し難しと言うだけにとどめておこう
  I shall content myself by saying―Suffice it to say―that the study is inexhaustible.