甘んじる

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説

あまんじる【甘んじる】

〔満足する〕content oneself ((with)); 〔あきらめる〕be resigned [reconciled]((to))

• 彼は田舎暮らしに甘んじた
  He contented himself with life in the country.
• 会社で低い地位に甘んじた
  He was resigned [reconciled] to a low position in the firm.
• 不当な罰を甘んじて受けることはできない
  I won't allow myself to be punished unjustly.／I won't accept undeserved punishment lying down.

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