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名詞

1

（＝敬礼）a bow; an obeisance; a salute; salutation:（西洋婦人のは）a curtsy

用例

• 礼をする
  to bow to one―make a bow to one―make an obeisance to an exalted person―salute one―（西洋婦人なら）―make a curtsy―drop a curtsy

• お客様にお礼をなさい
  Make a bow to the gentleman!
• 彼に逢えば礼くらいはする
  I am on bowing terms with him
  He is a nodding acquaintance.
• 帽を取って礼をする
  to take off one's hat―raise one's hat―lift one's hat―to a person
• （軍人の様に）手を挙げて礼をする
  to touch one's cap to a person

2

（＝礼儀）propriety; decorum; politeness; courtesy; civility; breeding; manners; good behaviour

用例

• 礼を知る人
  a man of breeding
  a well-bred man

• 礼を知らぬ奴だ
  He is an ill-bred fellow―an unmannerly fellow―a churlish fellow―a churl.
• 彼は長者に対する礼を知っている
  He behaves respectfully towards his superiors.
• お前は長者に対する礼を知らんのか
  Don't you know how to behave towards your superiors?
• 彼は婦人に対する礼を知っている
  He is polite to the ladies.
• 客人に対する礼を知っている
  He is courteous to his guests.
• 礼に背く
  to offend against propriety―sin against decorum
• 人にそんなことを尋ねては礼に背く
  It is against propriety―against the rules of propriety―bad manners―to ask a man such a question.
• 礼を失する
  to be impolite―improper―bad manners―wanting in courtesy

3

（＝礼式）ceremony; etiquette

用例

• 大礼
  a state ceremony

• 年始の礼
  the New Year's ceremonies―the New Year's greetings
• 礼を欠く
  to dispense with ceremony
• 忌中につき年始の礼を欠く
  The family being in mourning, the New Year's ceremonies are dispensed with.
• 旅行中につき年始の礼を欠く
  My absence from home on a journey makes it impossible for me to offer my New Year's greetings.
• 握手の礼
  the etiquette of shaking hands
• 宮中の礼
  court etiquette
• 半旗の礼を行う（行っている）
  to half-mast the flag―The flag is half-masted―The flag is at half-mast
• 医者や弁護士には同業者間の礼がある
  There is professional etiquette among the physicians and lawyers.
• 礼に背く
  to violate the etiquette
• これは同業者間の礼に背いたものである
  This is a breach of professional etiquette―a violation of professional etiquette.

4

（＝礼遇）honour

用例

• （相当の）礼をもって人を遇する
  to do one due honour―receive one with due honour―treat one with due honour

• 地位相当の礼をもって人を遇する
  to do one the honour due to his rank―do one due honour
• 礼を尽して人を遇する
  to treat one with all honour
• 礼を厚くして招かれた
  I was engaged on liberal terms.
• 彼は人を待つの礼を知らぬ
  He does not know how to treat men.

5

（＝謝礼、報酬）a present （in acknowledgment of one's services）; a reward （for services rendered）; a recompense, a remuneration （for one's labours）; an honorarium （to a teacher）; a fee （to a physician or a lawyer）

用例

• 礼をする
  to reward one for one's services―recompense one for one's labours―make one a present in acknowledgment of one's services

• 篤く礼をする
  to reward one handsomely―give one a handsome reward
• 手篤く礼をされた
  I was handsomely rewarded （for my services）.
• （これは軽少ながら）お礼のしるしまでにさし上げます
  I wish to make you a trifling present in token of my gratitude.
• これはお骨折りのお礼だからぜひお取り下さい
  You must accept the money as a recompense for your labours―in recompense of your labours.
• 礼を出しても彼はなかなか取らない
  I offered him money, but he would not take it.
• ここでは医者の礼はいくらくらいしますか
  What is the doctor's fee here?

6

（＝返礼）a return-present

用例

• お土産を貰ったからなにか礼をしなければなるまい
  I must give him something in return for his present.

• 礼に何をやろうか
  What shall I give him in return for it?
• そればかりの物を貰って礼をするには及ぶまい
  You need not give him anything in return for such a trifling gift.

7

（＝謝辞、感謝）thanks; acknowledgment; gratitude

用例

• 礼を言う、礼を述べる
  to express one's gratitude―express one's thanks―offer one's thanks―tender one's thanks―return one thanks―thank one―acknowledge a favour

• 病気中世話になった礼を述べた
  I thanked her for her goodness to me in my illness.
• 篤く礼を言う
  to thank one cordially
• 今日はご出席下さいまして厚く御礼を申上げます
  I thank you cordially―I tender my cordial thanks―Accept my cordial thanks―for your attendance today.
• 君にお礼を言わなければならない
  I must thank you
  I owe you thanks.
• 礼を言うことは無い
  You need not thank me.
• 僕は礼を言われるのが大嫌いだ
  I hate to be thanked.
• なんともお礼の申しようがありません
  I can never thank you enough
  I know not in what words to thank you
  I have no words to express my gratitude
  My gratitude is beyond my power of expression.
• ご主人によろしくお礼を申し上げておくれ
  Return your master my best thanks for the present.
• 礼に行く
  to call on one to thank one
• いずれそのうちにお礼に出ます
  I shall call on you to offer my thanks one of these days.
• 直き直き参上御礼可申上候
  I shall do myself the honour to wait on you and tender my thanks in person.