英和和英

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名詞

1

（＝記憶）memory

用例

• この子は覚えが好い
  The boy has a good memory
  He is quick at learning.

• 僕は覚えが悪い
  I have a poor memory
  I am slow at learning.
• 彼は覚えも早けりゃ忘れるのも早い
  He learns quickly, and forgets as quickly.
• あの人は言葉の拾い覚えが早い
  He is quick at picking up languages.

2

（＝思い出）remembrance; recollection; impression

用例

• あの人には一度逢った覚えがある
  I remember meeting him once.

• この詩はどこかで読んだ覚えがある
  I remember reading this poem somewhere.
• 僕はそんなことをした覚えが無い
  I have no remembrance of having done such a thing
  I am innocent of such an action.
• そんなことを言った覚えが無い
  I have no recollection of having said so.
• なんでも二時過ぎであったようにぼんやりした覚えがある
  I have a vague impression that it was past two.
• その女は赤毛であったというはっきりした覚えがある
  I have a strong impression that the woman had red hair.
• 彼は金を借りた覚えが無いと言う
  He denies all remembrance of having borrowed money.
• そんなことを言った覚えが無いと言う
  He denies all recollection of having said so.
• 皆覚えのある顔だ
  They are all familiar faces.
• 皆覚えの無い顔だ
  They are all strange faces.

3

（＝経験）experience

用例

• それは僕自身も覚えのあることだ
  I have had such an experience myself.

• それは誰でも若い時は覚えのあることだ
  Everybody has experienced it in his youth.
• 僕もそれと同じような覚えがある
  I have had a similar experience myself.

4

（＝感覚）sensation; sensibility

用例

• 足が痺れて覚えが無い
  My legs have lost their sensibility
  My legs are numb.

• 手足が寒くて覚えが無い
  My hands and feet are benumbed with cold.

5

（＝自覚）consciousness; self-consciousness

用例

• 僕は悪いことをした覚えが無い
  I am not conscious of having done wrong.

• 腕に覚えがある
  to be conscious of one's powers―（武芸なら）―know the use of arms
• 腕に覚えがあれば度胸もすわる
  A man who is conscious of his powers, will have confidence.
• 町人ながらも腕に覚えのある彼はそんなおどし文句にはびくともしなかった
  Commoner as he was, he knew the art of defence, and did not turn a hair at such threats.
• 胸に覚えがある
  to be conscious of one's guilt
• 彼は胸に覚えがあるから赤面するのだ
  He blushes, because he is conscious of his guilt.
• 身に覚えがある
  to be guilty of the crime
• 彼は身に覚えがあるものだから青くなった
  He turned pale, for he felt himself guilty.
• 身に覚えがあれば顔にも顕れる
  Guilt will show itself in the face.
• 彼は覚えがあると言った
  He has confessed himself guilty.
• いくら白状しろと言われても身に覚えの無いことを白状することはできません
  I can not confess what I am not guilty of.
• 身に覚えが無い
  to be innocent of the crime
• それは全く身に覚えの無いことです
  I am quite innocent of the crime.
• 彼は身に覚えが無いと言い張っている
  He asserts his innocence―protests his innocence―denies his guilt―denies the charge.

6

（＝恩寵）favour

世の覚え→『よのおぼえ（世の覚え）』

用例

• 君の御覚えめでたし
  He is in favour with his lord―in his master's good graces―in good odour with his lord.

• 彼は主人の覚えはたいそうめでたい
  He is in high favour with his master
  He stands high in his master's estimation.
• 畏きあたりに御覚えめでたし
  He is in good odour with those in high places.
• 僕は校長にはあまり御覚えめでたくない方だ
  I am in bad odour with my principal―in disgrace with my principal.

7

（＝覚え書き）a memorandum （複数―memoranda）; a note

• その名前を覚えに書き付けておいた
  I have made a note of their names.