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名詞

1

（＝身の行い、行状、品行、身持）conduct; behaviour; life; morals

用例

• 君の行いを人が見習うから一挙一動に注意しなければならぬ
  You must be careful about whatever you do, because your conduct has influence on the others.

• 彼は行いが好い
  He conducts himself well
  He is well-conducted
  He is a steady goer.
• 行いが悪い
  He is ill-conducted―irregular in conduct―loose in morals―a loose liver―a loose fish―a sad dog.
• 身の行いを慎む
  to conduct oneself properly―be prudent in one's conduct―be continent in one's life
• 身の行いを改める
  to reform （oneself）―amend （one's conduct）―mend one's ways
• 口で教えるよりも行いで示す
  “Example is better than precept.”【イディオム・格言的】

2

（＝行動、行為）an act; an action; a deed

用例

• 彼は話はわかっているが行いは愚者の行いだ
  He talks like a man of sense, but his actions are those of a fool.

• あれは利慾から出る行いだ
  It is an action dictated by self-interest.
• 人の行いを見れば心がわかる
  One's actions show one's heart.
• 彼は口先ばかりで行いが無い
  He is a man of words, and not of deeds
  He is all talk and no deed.
• その志は賞すべきもその行いは笑うべし
  The motive is worthy of praise, but the deed deserves censure.
• 彼の行いは道にかなっている
  He has acted with justice.
• 正しい行い
  a right action
  a lawful action
• 不正な行い
  a wrong action
  an unlawful action
  a dishonest action
• 公平な行い
  an act of justice

3

（＝勤行）religious service