因縁

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

いんねん【因縁】

❶〔因果，運命〕fate; destiny

あなたと知り合ったのも何かの因縁でしょう
We were no doubt predestined to become acquainted with each other.

それも前世からの因縁とあきらめよう
(I guess) I'll just have to accept it as fate.

❷〔由来〕origin

そのいわれ因縁はこうだ
This is its history.

その因縁話を長々と聞かされた
I had to listen to a lengthy account of how it all started.

❸〔宿命的関係〕

彼との因縁は浅くない
He and I are closely bound up together.

この会社と地域との間には浅からぬ因縁がある
「There are close ties [There is a close connection] between this company and the local community.

❹〔言いがかり〕

因縁をつける
find a pretext for quarreling with a person／〔けんかを売る〕pick a quarrel with a person

彼はごろつきに因縁をつけられ殴られた
He was beaten up by a hooligan on some trifling pretext.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」