四字熟語はもっとあります
さて言葉について調べていくと、とても書ききれない、頭に入りきらないくらいのこ
とが出てきます。 寒い時期、外出気分にならなくなった時にでも読んでみるといい
かもしれませんね。
一病息災
To be healthy while carefully nursing one chronic* ailment
全く病気がないよりも一つぐらい持病がある方がかえって健康に注意するので長生き
するという事。
Someone who has a chronic disease may live longer than those who have suffer
ed no illness because they take care of their health.
祖父は若い頃から一病息災だったおかげで95歳の誕生日を迎えられたんです。
My grandfather is alive and well on his 95th birthday, in spite of a chronic
disease, because he has taken care of his health since his youth.
時代錯誤
To be anachronistic/an anachronism
時代を取り違えて理解している事。時代遅れの考えや言動。
To have an outdated view of current trends or an out-of-date way of thinking
or behaving
彼の話は時代錯誤も甚だしい。
His speech is blatantly anachronistic.
事実無根
To be groundless
事実として根拠がない事。全くでたらめな事。
Something that is factually groundless and absolutely inaccurate.
この噂は事実無根であり誰かが私をおとしめる為に流したものです。
This rumor is groundless. Somebody has spread it to discredit me.
順風満帆
Smooth sailing
物事が全て都合良く進みはかどる事。
Everything is going well, like a boat sailing smoothly in a favorable wind.
会社の経営があまりに順風満帆で恐いぐらいだ。
The management of the company is going well, like a boat under full sail in
a favorable wind. Yet, I feel uneasy.
一蓮托生
To be in the same boat
他人と行動や運命を共にする事。
To join forces with somebody and act together
彼と私は一蓮托生の契りを結びました。
He and I entered into a binding agreement. We are now in the same boat.
一期一会
Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur.
一生に一度しか会う機会がないような縁の事。
You never know when you meet someone if it will be the last time you'll ever
see that person.
人との出会いは一期一会だから大切にしなければならない。
"Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur" - you have to make the m
ost of your relationships with friends.
暴飲暴食
overeat and overdrink
むちゃくちゃに飲んだり食べたりする事。
To have a tendency to eat and drink to excess
私は胃が弱いので暴飲暴食は避けています。
I've got a weak stomach, so it is especially important for me not to overeat
and overdrink.
無芸大食
Someone whose only talent is eating./an unaccomplished person
大食をする以外に何の取り柄もない事。また、そのような人。
To have no special talent besides the ability to eat a lot, or that kind of
person
あいつの無芸大食には全くあきれるよ。
We are astounded at his lack of accomplishments.
一念発起
To make upone's mind to start something
ある事を成し遂げようと決心する事。
To make up your mind to do something and start to make efforts to achieve yo
ur goal
２年間就職した後、私は一念発起して司法試験の勉強を始めました。
I worked for a company for two years, then I made up my mind to start studyi
ng for the bar examination.
Three cold days、four warm ones
冬に三日ほど寒い日が続いた後、四日ほど暖かい日が続き、これが繰り返される事。
Several warm days usually follow several cold days, and this pattern is repe
ated.
三寒四温を繰り返して春がやって来るんですよ。
We have cycles of four warm days followed by three cold ones at this time of
the year. I'm sure spring is approaching.
調べてみるとこんなもんじゃなくってもっとたくさんありますけど、これでとりあえ
ず一段落つけます。 今度は他の方面からいろんな言葉について調べてみようかな？
お付き合いいただきどうもありがとうございました。
