プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ほとけ【仏】
❶〔仏陀(ぶっだ)〕(the) Buddha；〔釈迦(しゃか)〕Shakyamuni
仏を拝む
worship the Buddha
仏の慈悲にすがる
「appeal to [throw oneself on] the Buddha's mercy
仏様のような人
〔気高い〕a saintly person／〔慈悲深い〕a merciful person／〔無邪気な〕an innocent person
仏の顔も三度
Even the patience of a saint has limits.
知らぬが仏
((諺)) Ignorance is bliss.
地獄で仏に会った気がした
In my hour of need I found a true friend.
仏作って魂入れずといったところだ
That's like a birthday cake without icing or candles!／That's forgetting the most important thing!
❷〔仏像〕a Buddhist image; a figure of (the) Buddha
❸〔死者〕a dead person, the deceased, a departed soul；〔総称〕the dead, the deceased
仏が浮かばれない
The soul of the deceased cannot rest in peace.
仏顔
仏顔の with a gentle expression
仏心
compassion; a merciful heart
仏心を起こしたのが間違いだった
Showing him mercy was a mistake.