プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
どうぐ【道具】
&fRoman1;
❶〔用具〕a tool；〔比較的精密なもの〕an instrument；〔家事に使うもの〕a utensil；〔設備〕equipment
大工道具
carpenters' tools
台所道具
kitchen utensils
生物実験道具
instruments for biological experiments
商売道具
the tools of one's trade
裁縫道具
a sewing set
家財道具
〔家具〕furniture／〔総称〕household belongings
彼女のテニスは道具ばかり立派だな
The only thing good about her tennis is her equipment.
❷〔備わっているもの〕
あの人は顔の道具がまずい
His features are ill-proportioned.
&fRoman2;〔他人に利用されるもの〕
結婚を出世の道具にする
use marriage as a tool for one's advancement
あいつは親方の道具に使われた
He became a tool in the hands of his boss.
道具方
〔小道具〕a propman, a property man；〔大道具〕a sceneshifter
道具立て
arrangement of necessary tools；〔準備〕preparation
道具立ては一切済んだ
We have finished all the preparations.
道具箱
a toolbox; a tool chest
道具屋
a curio dealer；〔古物商〕a dealer in secondhand articles