Idioms & Expressions

The Tale of Peter Rabbit に登場する慣用句・比喩・古風表現・連語の一覧です。

• 慣用句

  had an accident

  字義: 事故に遭った（軽い怪我など）

  意味: 殺された（婉曲表現）

  your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.

  子供向け物語での死の婉曲表現。文脈から父ウサギがパイにされたことが分かるが、'accident'という語の選択が皮肉的

• 慣用句

  run along

  字義: 走って進む

  意味: 行きなさい、出かけなさい（子供への指示）

  Now run along, and don't get into mischief.

  主に子供や目下の者に使う、やや古風な表現

• 慣用句

  get into mischief

  字義: いたずらの中に入る

  意味: いたずらをする、悪さをする

  Now run along, and don't get into mischief.

  'get into + 抽象名詞'の慣用的パターン

• 慣用句

  on his hands and knees

  字義: 手と膝の上に

  意味: 四つん這いで、這いつくばって

  Mr. McGregor was on his hands and knees planting out young cabbages

  身体部位を使った慣用表現

• 慣用句

  gave himself up for lost

  字義: 自分を失われたものとして引き渡した

  意味: もう助からないと諦めた、観念した

  Peter gave himself up for lost

  'give oneself up for + 形容詞'は古風な表現

• 慣用句

  came up

  字義: 上がってきた

  意味: 近づいてきた、やってきた

  Mr. McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter

  方向を示す句動詞の比喩的用法

• 慣用句

  in no time

  字義: 時間がない中で

  意味: すぐに、たちまち、あっという間に

  Mr. McGregor was after him in no time.

  時間表現の慣用句

• 慣用句

  not the least idea

  字義: 最も小さい考えも持たない

  意味: 全く分からない、見当もつかない

  he had not the least idea which way to go

  強調表現。'not have the least/slightest idea'の形

• 慣用句

  out of breath

  字義: 息の外に

  意味: 息切れして、息を切らして

  Peter sat down to rest; he was out of breath and trembling with fright

  'out of + 名詞'の慣用表現

• 慣用句

  now and then

  字義: 今とそれから

  意味: 時々、時折

  but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive

  時間表現の慣用句

• 慣用句

  caught sight of

  字義: 視界を捕まえた

  意味: （ふと）目にした、見つけた

  Mr. McGregor caught sight of him at the corner

  'catch sight of'は非自明なコロケーション

• 慣用句

  done with

  字義: 服で何をしたか

  意味: 服をどうしてしまったか（どこにやったか）

  she wondered what he had done with his clothes

  'do with'は'どう処理したか'の意味の慣用表現

• 慣用句

  in time

  意味: eventually; not late

  McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter; but Peter wriggled out just in time, leaving his jacket behind him.

• 慣用句

  out of breath

  意味: panting from exertion

  Peter sat down to rest; he was out of breath and trembling with fright, and he had not the least idea which way to go.

• 慣用句

  now and then

  意味: occasionally

  A white cat was staring at some gold-fish, she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive.

• 慣用句

  at last

  意味: finally

  He slipped underneath the gate, and was safe at last in the wood outside the garden.

• 古風な表現

  in a fortnight

  字義: 14日間の中で

  意味: 2週間で

  It was the second little jacket and pair of shoes that Peter had lost in a fortnight!

  'fortnight'は主にイギリス英語で使われる古風な時間表現

• 連語

  exert himself

  字義: 自分自身を発揮する

  意味: 力を尽くす、頑張る、努力する

  but his sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement, and implored him to exert himself.

  'exert oneself'は非自明なコロケーション

• 連語

  pop upon

  字義: ポンと置く

  意味: （急いで）被せる、かぶせる

  Mr. McGregor came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter

  'pop'の口語的・擬音語的用法

• 連語

  shook her head

  字義: 頭を振った

  意味: 首を横に振った（否定・拒否の意）

  She only shook her head at him.

  文化的な身振りの表現。日本語学習者には非自明

• 連語

  looked behind him

  字義: 彼の後ろを見た

  意味: 振り返った

  Peter never stopped running or looked behind him till he got home

  方向表現を含む慣用的コロケーション

• 連語

  flopped down

  字義: バタンと倒れた

  意味: どさっと座り込んだ、ぐったり倒れこんだ

  He was so tired that he flopped down upon the nice soft sand

  擬音語的動詞の口語的用法