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1

（＝低いに対し）high; lofty; tall; raised

用例

• 高い山
  a high mountain

• 山高きが故に貴からず木あるを以て貴しとす
  A mountain is valuable, not because it is high, but because it is wooded.
• 高い塔
  a high tower
  a lofty tower
• 高い木
  a high tree
  a tall tree
• 高い木は風当たり強い
  The higher the tree, the stronger the wind.
• 西洋人は背が高い
  Foreigners are tall.
• 君は僕より五寸高い
  You are taller than I by six inches
  You are six inches taller than I.
• 君はだんだん背が高くなる
  You are growing taller and taller
  You are shooting up.
• 高い所
  a height
• 高い所から落ちる
  to fall from a height
• あの人は鼻が高い
  He has a high nose.（転意は特例を見よ）
• 鼻が高過ぎる
  His nose is too prominent.
• 波が高い
  The sea is running high
  A high sea is running.
• 日はまだ高い
  The sun is still high.
• 彼は位か高い
  He is high in rank.
• 地位が高い
  He holds a high position.
• 身分が高い
  He is of a high social position.
• 望みが高い
  He aims high―looks high.
• 高い望みを懐いている
  He has high aspirations―（からつまらぬものには目を付けぬ）―He flies at higher game.
• 見識が高い
  He has high views―lofty views.
• 人格の高い人だ
  He is a man of high character―of lofty character.
• 学動がお高い
  He has a lofty demeanour.
• あの学校は程度が高い
  The school is of a high grade.
• 程度の高い学校
  a high-grade school
• この学校の英語は程度が高い
  The English of this school is of a high standard.
• 低きより高きに登る
  to rise―climb―mount
• 高きに登るは低きよりす
  “He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.”【イディオム・格言的】

2

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 君は成功して鼻が高い
  You ought to be proud―may well be proud―of your success.

• 彼は息子が偉くなったから鼻を高くしている
  He is proud of his son's greatness.
• 息子が偉くなると親父の鼻が高い
  The father may be proud of his son's greatness
  The son's greatness reflects credit on his father.
• 彼は鼻を高くして帰って来た
  He returned with conscious pride―with a triumphant look―in triumph.
• お目が高い
  You are a good judge
  You are a connoisseur
  You have appreciation.
• 見物は目が高い
  The audience are appreciative.
• 生徒は目が高い
  The students are good judges of their teachers.
• あの男は頭が高い
  He is proud―haughty.
• 頭が高い（!）
  Lower your head!―Bow your head!―Humble yourself!―（西洋ふうに言えば）―Down on your knees!
• 聞こえが高い
  to be noted―famed―famous―renowned―celebrated
• 賢明の聞こえ高し
  He is renowned for his wisdom.
• 気品が高い
  to be noble―dignified―elevated―elegant―refined―delicate―chaste―graceful
• 気品の高い風采だ
  He has a noble air―a dignified air―a graceful air.
• あの人はどことなく気品が高い
  There is a high moral tone about him―something noble and dignified about him.
• あの人の嗜好は気品が高い
  He has refined tastes
  He is a man of refined tastes.
• 気品の高い作
  a refined work
• 気品の高い模様
  chaste design
• 気品の高い文章
  a dignified style
  an elevated style
• あの男は高く止まっている
  He is stuck-up.
• 枕を高うして寝る
  to sleep in peace―sleep on a calm conscience
• 国民は枕を高うして寝られる
  The people can now sleep in peace.
• 悪事を為す者は枕を高うして寝られぬ
  Those who do evil can not sleep on a calm conscience.

3

（＝声が高い） loud; high

用例

• あの人は声が高い
  He has a loud voice.

• 声が高い（!）
  Hush!
• 高い声で話す
  He talks in a loud voice.
• 調子が高い
  The pitch is （too） high.
• 調子の高い声
  a high-pitched voice
  a shrill voice

4

（＝値が高い）dear; high in price; costly; expensive

用例

• 値が高い、価が高い
  The price is high.

• 品物が高い
  The article is dear―high in price―costly―expensive.
• 物価が高い
  The prices are high.
• 諸式が高い
  The commodities are dear―high in price.
• 米が高い
  Rice is dear.
• 米の相場が高い
  Rice is high in price.
• 米が高くなった
  Rice has risen （in price）.
• 生活費が高い
  The cost of living is high
  Living is dear.
• 家賃が高い
  The house-rents are high.
• 日本橋は場所だから家賃も地代も従って高い
  Nihonbashi is a business centre, and the rents are accordingly high.
• これは高い薬だ
  This is a costly medicine.
• これは高い本だ
  This is an expensive book.
• この馬は三百円じゃ高い
  The horse is dear at 300 yen.
• この酒は一升二円じゃ高い
  This wine is dear at two yen a sho.
• その半分でも高い
  It would be dear at half the price.
• この品はいくら高くとも千円はしまい
  The article can not cost 1,000 yen at most―at the highest―at the outside.
• 善い物はいくら高くとも安いものだ
  A good thing is cheap at any price.
• 悪い物はいくら安くとも高いものだ
  A bad thing is dear at any price.
• 只ほど高いものは無い
  The highest price you can pay for a thing is to ask for it.
• 高く買う
  to buy dear―make a bad bargain
• 人を高く買う
  to overrate a man
• 本物ならいくら高くとも買う
  I will buy a genuine article at any price
  I will give any price for a genuine article.
• 高く売る
  to sell dear―sell at a high price―sell at a high figure
• 安く買って高く売る
  They buy cheap and sell dear.
• お前は高いことを言う
  You charge too high―ask too much.
• 車屋が高いことを言う
  The rickshaman asks a big fare.
• 車屋が足元を見て高いことを言う
  The man, taking advantage of the traveller's fatigued condition, asks an exorbitant fare.
• 売り手は高いことを言ってなかなか負けない
  The sellers stand firm.
• この品は高くつく
  The goods come high.
• 高いものにつく
  to cost one dear
• 下手な経済はかえって高いものにつく
  Unwise economy may cost one dear
  One may pay dear for a little economy.
• 自動車を抱えると高いものにつく
  It is expensive to keep a motor-car.
• 高く踏む
  to estimate anything high
• 高く踏んでも百万はあるまい
  He can not be worth a million, at most―at the highest estimate.