プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
なじむ【×馴染む】
❶〔なれ親しむ〕become familiar ((with))；〔慣れる〕get used ((to))
彼はすぐ外国の慣習になじんだ
He soon 「became familiar with [picked up] foreign customs.
やっと新しいやり方になじめた
He finally 「got used [became accustomed] to the new method.
連れ子は間もなく新しい父親になじんだ
Presently the child became attached to his new father.
北国の風土になじむには時間がかかった
It took me some time to 「get acclimated [《英》 become acclimatised] to the northern country.
なかなか新しい環境になじまない
I am slow to adjust to new surroundings.
彼にはなじみにくいところがある
There is something intimidating about him.／He's somehow unapproachable.
❷〔調和する〕
壁と床の色がなじまない
The color of the wall 「does not match [is out of harmony with] that of the floor.
この素材は金属となじみにくい
This material does not easily stick to metal.
入れ歯がなじまない
My dentures don't fit me well.
このクリームは肌によくなじむ
The skin absorbs this cream well.
❸〔訴訟として取り上げるにいたらない〕
その訴訟は裁判になじまないとして却下された
The suit was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action.