プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
たのもしい【頼もしい】
1 〔頼りになる〕reliable
- 頼もしい人
a reliable person - 今度の社長は頼もしいね
The new president is to be depended on, isn't he? - 彼女は彼を頼もしげに見た
She looked up to him as someone who could be counted on.
2 〔有望な〕promising
- お宅の息子さんは頼もしい
You have a promising son. - 彼女は末頼もしい画家だ
She has a great future as a painter. - それは頼もしいお言葉です
Those are encouraging words.