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1

（＝譲り渡す）

→『ゆずりわたす（譲り渡す）』

用例

• 彼は財産を息子に譲って隠居した
  He has made over his property to his son, and retired from active life.

• 人に席を譲る
  to resign one's seat to another―make room for one
• 新来者に席を譲った
  I resigned my seat―gave up my seat―to the new-comer.
• 婦人に席を譲れ
  Make room for a lady!
• 長者に席（上席）を譲れ
  Yield precedence to age!
• 帝は位を皇弟に譲り給う
  The Emperor abdicated the Throne in favour of his brother.
• 後進者に地位を譲った
  I resigned my post in favour of a junior.
• 彼は己が功を人に譲る
  He disclaims the honour of the affair.
• 遺言で譲る
  to leave one anything by will―bequeath a fortune to one's son
• 地歩を譲る
  to give ground―lose ground
• まだ地歩を譲らぬ
  I still hold my ground―keep my ground.
• 人に道をゆずる
  to make way for one
• この本を一部譲ってくれんか
  Can you spare me a copy of this book?

2

（＝譲歩する）to concede （a point）; to make a concession; to yield （a step）; to strain, stretch （a point）; to defer, bow （to one's opinion）; to give way （to one's superiors）; to give up （to one's brothers）; to give in （to a stronger man）

用例

• 僕の方でも多少は譲る
  I shall make some concessions on my part.

• しかしその点だけは譲れぬ
  But I can not concede that point.
• 互いに固く取って少しも譲らぬ
  They stand firm in their opinions and make no concessions.
• 君の意見に譲っておこう
  I will defer to your opinion―bow to your opinion.
• 長者に譲れ
  Give way to your betters!
• 彼は兄弟が無いから譲るということを知らない
  He has no brothers to give up to.
• 君のような強情な人には譲らざるを得ぬ
  I can not but give in to a man of your obstinacy.
• 一歩を譲る
  to yield a step―concede a point―strain a point―stretch a point―yield the point
• しかたがないから一歩を譲って君の意見に賛成しよう
  I shall strain a point and endorse your views.
• 仮にこの一歩を譲るとしたら僕はどうなるか
  Suppose I yield the point, then where do I come in?
• 僕は一歩も譲らぬ
  I will not yield an inch.
• 二人は互いに一歩も譲らぬ
  They will not yield an inch to each other.
• 先方では要求を一歩も譲らぬ
  The other party will not bate a jot of his demands.

3

（＝売る）to sell

用例

• 安く譲ろう
  I will sell it you cheap.

• 店の株を譲る
  to sell the goodwill of a firm
• あの医者は仲間に株を譲った
  He has disposed of his practice to a brother physician.

4

（＝劣る、負ける）to yield （to one）; to be inferior （to the other）; to be second （to none）; to be behind （one）; to be below （one）

用例

• 彼は学問では兄に数歩譲っている
  He is much inferior to his brother―far below his brother―far behind his brother―in scholarship.

• その点は誰にも譲らぬ
  I yield to none in that point.
• 熱心では誰にも譲らぬ
  I am behind no one―second to none―in zeal.
• 専門に忠実な点においては誰にも譲らぬつもりだ
  I hope I am behind no one―second to none―in my fidelity to my profession.
• 日本は何国に対しても海陸共に一歩も譲らぬ
  Japan can hold her own against any power on land or sea.

5

（＝延ばす、残しおく）to defer, postpone （a matter to some future occasion）; to leave, reserve （a matter for some future occasion）

用例

• この問題は後に譲ろう
  We will reserve the matter for some future occasion.

• 委細は後便に譲る
  I will reserve the particulars for my next―give full particulars in my next.
• この話は他日に譲ろう
  I will tell you some other time―on some future occasion.
• このことは次回に譲ろう
  We shall defer the matter―postpone the matter―to the next occasion.