プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ふで【筆】
❶〔毛筆〕a writing brush；〔絵筆〕a paint brush；〔ペン〕a pen
弘法も筆の誤り
((諺)) Even Homer sometimes nods.
弘法筆を選ばず
A bad workman always blames his tools.
❷〔書いたもの〕
これは父の筆です
This is my father's calligraphy.
筆で身を立てることにした
I decided to 「live by my pen [be a professional writer].
筆が立つ
君は筆が立つね
You write well.／You are a good writer.
筆の跡
one's handwriting
筆の誤り
筆の誤りで
by a slip of the pen
筆の運び
たくみな筆の運びで読者を引きつけた
He attracted readers with his exquisite skill in writing.
筆を入れる
森先生が原稿に筆を入れてくれた
Mr. Mori 「touched up [corrected] my manuscript.
筆を置く
stop writing
筆を折る
〔書くのをやめる〕give up writing；〔作家生活をやめる〕give up literary activity
筆をおろす
〔新しい筆を使う〕begin to use a new pen [writing brush]；〔新しく書き始める〕begin to write
筆を加える
correct [polish up] ((a manuscript))
筆を染める
❶〔筆に墨などを含ませる〕dip a brush in China ink
❷〔執筆に取り掛かる〕begin to write
小説［絵］に筆を染める
begin to 「write a novel [paint a picture]
筆を断つ
今は筆を断っている
I do not write these days.
筆を断った
I've given up writing.
筆を執る
write; take up one's pen
筆を走らせる
write with facility [a facile pen]
筆を揮(ふる)う
wield a pen
筆入れ
a pencil case
筆先
the point of a brush
筆先が器用だ
〔字がうまい〕He writes a good hand.／〔文章がうまい〕He writes well.
筆立て
a pen [brush] stand
筆遣い
これは特に筆遣いがすぐれている
This is especially fine brushwork.
筆箱
a pencil box
筆太
名前を筆太に書いた
He wrote his name in a bold hand.
筆不精
彼は筆不精だ
He is a bad correspondent.／He isn't much of a letter writer.
筆まめ
彼は筆まめだ
He is a good correspondent.