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形容詞相当語句

1

（＝軽いに対し）heavy; weighty; ponderous

用例

• 重い荷物
  a heavy load

• 荷が重い
  The burden is （too） heavy.
• 重い物を背負う
  to bear a load―bend under a load
• （彼は重い物を背負って）重い重いと言っている
  He complains of the weight.
• 石は水よりも重いから沈む
  A stone sinks in the water, because it is heavier than water.
• 足が重い
  His steps are heavy
  He treads heavily
  He walks with leaden feet.
• 今日は頭が重い
  I feel heavy in the head today.
• あの女は尻が重い
  She is lazy
  She won't budge （an inch）.
• 気が重い
  I have a heavy heart
  I am depressed in spirits.
• あまり静かで気が重くなる
  The silence oppresses my spirits
  The silence weighs on my spirits
  The silence is oppressive.

2

（＝重大な）weighty; important; momentous; grave; serious; severe; grievous

用例

• 君は重い役目だ
  You must play an important part―play a weighty part.

• 重い役を勤める
  to hold an important post―hold a position of trust
• 病気が重い
  It is a serious illness.
• 重い病気にかかった
  I was taken seriously ill―seized with a serious illness.
• 傷が重い
  It is a severe wound.
• 罪が重い
  It is a grave crime―a grievous crime―He is much to blame―He has much to answer for.
• 罰が重い
  It is a heavy punishment―a severe punishment.
• 責任が重い
  It is a heavy responsibility.
• 僕は両親を養わなければならないから責任が重い
  It lies upon me to provide for my aged parents.
• 任が重い
  It is an important post―a responsible post―a position of trust.
• 人を重く用いる
  to trust a man―give one a position of trust
• 彼は社長に重く用いられた
  He was trusted by his president.
• 功の疑わしきは重くせよ
  Doubtful merit should be rewarded.
• 義は泰山よりも重く身は鴻毛よりも軽し
  I hold my life at nothing as compared with my cause.

3

（＝困難な）difficult

• 産が重かった
  She had difficult delivery―a difficult labour.