- 厳しい
- きびしい
severe
strict
stern
intense (cold)* * *きびしい【厳しい】①[厳格な]〔手厳しい〕*severe〖D〗 〖S〗〔人などに〕厳格な, 容赦しない〔on, with, toward〕;(評価・規則などが)厳しい, 辛辣(しんらつ)な《◆ hard と違って必ずしも「冷淡」ではない》;(表情が)けわしい, 近寄り難い; (競争・審査などが)厳しいa severe critic [teacher] 厳しい批評家[先生]
a severe reprimand 厳しい叱責(しっせき)
The sentence is expected to be severe. 判決は厳しいものと予測される
be unduly severe with the boys 男の子に厳しすぎる.
*strict〖D〗 〖S〗〔人に/規律などに〕厳しい, 厳格な〔with/on, about〕The professor was strict with her students but fair. その教授は生徒に厳しいが公平だった
set [lay] down a strict condition 厳しい条件を提示する
The doctor ordered her (to go on) a strict diet. 医者は彼女に厳しい規定食を勧めた.
*rigid〖S〗〖D〗 《正式》(規則・行為・人などが)厳格な, 厳しい《◆ strict よりも融通性がない》rigid economy 厳しい節約.
**hard(人・態度・罰などが)〔…に〕厳しい〔on〕; (方針・取引などが)(ほとんど)譲らない, 厳しい;(顔つきなどが)鋭いa hard marker 厳しい採点者
the hard school of adversity 逆境という厳しい鍛練の場.
*harsh〖S〗(人・態度が)〔…に〕無情な, 厳しい〔to, toward, with〕a harsh judge 厳しい裁判官.
**heavy〖S〗 [叙述]《略式》〔人に〕厳しい〔on〕Our music teacher is heavy on us. 音楽の先生は私たちに厳しい.
rigorous[通例限定]《正式》(人・規則などが)厳しいrigorous discipline 厳しい規律[しつけ].
▲a cruel punishment 厳しい刑罰
exact instructions 厳しい指令
meet the exacting conditions of life 人生の厳しい状況に直面する
be firm with the students 生徒に厳しい態度をとる
be tried in the furnace 厳しい試練にあう
He was sharp with the student who was late for class. 彼は授業に遅れた生徒に厳しくした
take stern measures to stop tax evasion 脱税阻止の厳しい措置を取る
a stern visage 厳しい面(おも)持ち.
¶厳しくなる[する]tighten up [自]〔…に〕厳しくなる〔on〕. <― />[他](規制など)を厳しくする.②[激しい]〔つらい, きつい〕*severe〖S〗《正式》(天候・状況;病気・痛みなどが)厳しい, 耐え難いthe severest winter in [ 《英》for] ten years 10年来の厳しい冬.
*harsh〖S〗(気候・条件が)厳しい.*bitter(風・寒さなどが)厳しい, 身を刺す.**hard[限定](天候・季節などが)厳しい(⇔mild);(雨などが)激しいa hard winter 寒さの厳しい冬.
*rugged(時候が)荒れた, 厳しいa rugged winter 厳しい冬.
*stiff《略式》(競争などが)厳しい.*vicious《略式》(苦痛・あらし・戦闘などが)ひどい, 激しい;(天候などが)厳しい.▲a moderate winter 寒さの厳しくない冬.
* * *きびしい【厳しい】1 〔厳格な〕 strict; severe; harsh; rigorous; hard; tough; 〔容赦のない〕 unforgiving; ruthless; critical 《eye》; (尋問の) rigorous; close; grueling.●厳しい監督 strict [rigorous, close] supervision
・厳しい(相撲の)親方 a strict stable master
・厳しい先生 a strict teacher
・厳しい訓練 rigorous [strict, harsh] training [discipline]
・厳しい規則 a strict regulation
・厳しい検査 a rigorous inspection [examination]
・厳しい法律 a stringent law; a law with teeth; a law that has teeth in it
・厳しい批評 severe [harsh] criticism
・厳しい尋問 rigorous [close, grueling] questioning
・子供に厳しい be strict with [hard on] one's child(ren)
・生徒に厳しい be strict with one's pupils
・自分に厳しい be hard on oneself
・戒律が厳しい 《a sect in which》 the religious precepts are strict
・条件が厳しい the conditions are harsh [tough, rigid, stiff, strict, stringent]
・警戒が厳しい 《a guard's》 watch is close
・管理が厳しい control is strict [rigorous]
・世間の目が厳しい the public eye is unforgiving [critical]
・厳しい目で見る[を向ける] view with a critical eye [turn a critical eye towards…].
●その学校ではしつけがなかなか厳しい. The discipline in that school is quite strict [tough].
・彼の要求は非常に厳しい. His demands are most exacting.
・技術の先生は工具の使い方にとても厳しかった. Our manual training teacher was very strict [had very strong feelings] about how to use tools.
・親が厳しすぎると, かえって子供はぐれてしまうことがある. When parents are too strict a child sometimes, contrary to expectations, ends up being bad.
・再発を防ぐために極めて厳しい措置を講じることになった. To prevent this from happening again, it was decided to adopt some Draconian measures.
2 〔困難が多く過酷な〕 hard 《on sb》; harsh 《living conditions》; cruel.●厳しい現実 harsh reality
・厳しい生活 a hard [tough] life
・生活条件の厳しい土地 a land where living conditions are harsh
・厳しい労働条件 harsh working conditions
・厳しいプロの世界 the harsh world of professional sports.
●優勝への道は厳しい. The road to the championship is a hard one.
・生活費が一か月 20 万円じゃ厳しいね. If living expenses are \200,000 a month you're going to have a hard time.
・専門家は不景気はしばらく続くであろうという厳しい見方をしている. The experts are taking the hard view that the recession will continue a while longer.
・一日の厳しい仕事を終えてやっと帰路につく. I was finally on my way home after a really trying day of work.
・政府は厳しい選択を迫られている. The government is faced with some hard choices.
・このような北国での生活環境は厳しいものだ. Living conditions are harsh in these northern prefectures.
・厳しい環境の中でも咲く花がある. Some flowers will bloom even in a harsh environment.
3 〔気象などが激烈な〕 intense 《heat, cold》; severe 《heat, cold》; biting [freezing] 《cold》.●厳しい自然 relentless natural forces
・厳しい冬 a hard [severe, terrible] winter
・厳しい残暑 intense lingering heat of summer.
●北日本では厳しい寒さが続いています. Bitter cold weather continues in northern Japan.
・暑さ[寒さ]が厳しくなる. The heat [cold] becomes intense [severe, terrible, unbearable].
4 〔緊張している〕 tense; strained.●厳しい表情で with a strained expression (on the face).
●いよいよ本番が近づくと厳しい顔つきになる. As the time to go on stage finally draws near, tension appears on the actor's face.
厳しく 〔厳格に〕 strictly; severely; harshly; rigidly; rigorously; 〔細かに〕 closely.●しつけを厳しくする exercise [enforce] strict discipline
・管理を厳しくする exercise [enforce] strict control
・厳しくなる become strict [harsh, severe, etc.]
・親が最近厳しくなった. My parents have become strict [stricter] lately.
・寮の規則が厳しくなった. The student residence [《米》 dormitory] regulations have become [been made] stricter.
●厳しく叱る scold [reprimand] severely; give sb a tongue-lashing
・厳しく取り締まる keep strict control 《over…》; strictly enforce; crack down on…
・責任を厳しく追及する probe closely into the responsibility for…
・私は箸の使い方を厳しく教育された. I was given strict lessons on how to use chopsticks.
厳しさ severity; strictness; stringency; intensity; rigor 《of winter》.●冬の厳しさに耐える endure [bear] the rigors of winter
・監督のノックの厳しさは語り種になるほどだった. The manager's fungo drills were so grueling that the players talked about them long afterwards.
・内部調査はややもすると厳しさを欠く. An internal investigation is apt to be lacking in stringency [lax, soft].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.