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発音

• IPA: /ˈliːf/, [ˈlɪi̯f]
• 韻: -iːf
• Homophone: leaf
• ハイフネーション: lief

形容詞

lief (comparative liefer or liever, superlative liefest or lievest) (archaic)

1. Beloved, dear, agreeable.
2. Ready, willing.

同意語

• (beloved): See Thesaurus:beloved

派生語

関連する語

副詞

lief (comparative liefer or liever, superlative liefest)

1. (archaic) Readily, willingly, rather.

   I'd as lief have one as t'other.

   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     1. Gent. And thou the Veluet; thou art good veluet;
     thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I had as liefe
     be a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as thou art
     pil'd, for a French Veluet. [...]

   • 1826, Thomas Byerly, John Timbs, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction:

     As far as physiognomy goes, the winners protest that they would as lief have foregone the double points, and the money.

   • 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, section II:

     these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].

   • 1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 339:

     Since sware the Parcæ unto me, their friend, / they shall adore my name, my favour prize; / and, as their feats of armèd prowess shend / all feats of rival Rome, I lief devise / some mode of aidance in what things I may, / far as our force o'er man extendeth sway.

   • 1902, Josephine Spenser, Corner in Chrysanthemums:

     I'd as lief put on my hat and cane and help you if you think they'll be too heavy.

派生語

引用

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:lief.

アナグラム

• flie, filé, File, elif, life, Fiel, Life, file