こうじる

I

[講じる] ①［講義する］

*lecture

|自|講義をする. ⇒こうぎ［講義］

②［考えて実行する］

〔工夫する， 案出する， 手段をとる〕

**take

|他|【D】 (手段など)を講じる， とる；(道具など)を〔…に〕用いる， 使う〔to〕∥ We must take measures to prevent traffic accidents. 交通事故の防止対策を講じなければならない / take precautionary measures 予防手段を講じる.

II

[高じる， 嵩じる， 昂じる] grow on ［upon］

O (習慣などが)(人)にだんだん高じて［募って］くる.

講じる
to lecture

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I

こうじる【講じる】

①［講義する］

*lecture

|自|講義をする. ⇒ こうぎ［講義］

②［考えて実行する］

〔工夫する， 案出する， 手段をとる〕

**take

|他|〖D〗 (手段など)を講じる， とる；(道具など)を〔…に〕用いる， 使う〔to〕

We must take measures to prevent traffic accidents. 交通事故の防止対策を講じなければならない

take precautionary measures 予防手段を講じる.

II

こうじる【高じる， 嵩じる， 昂じる】

grow on ［upon］

O (習慣などが)(人)にだんだん高じて［募って］くる.

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I

こうじる【困じる】

grow perplexed; grow embarrassed. [⇒こまる]

●処置に困じ果てる be at a loss what to do.

II

こうじる【高じる･昂じる】

grow [get] worse; worsen; intensify; grow in intensity; be aggravated; change for the worse.

●高じて…になる get worse and develop into…

・持病が高じてとうとう寝たきりになった. His old complaint grew worse (and worse) and he finally became bed-ridden.

・妻に対する疑念が次第に高じて夜も眠れなくなった. His suspicions about his wife grew gradually stronger [He gradually grew more and more suspicious about his wife], until he couldn't even sleep at night.

・風邪が高じて肺炎になることもある. A cold can develop into pneumonia.

・彼の気難しさは年とともに高じた. As he grew older he became still more querulous.

・ちょっとした誤解が高じて大げんかになった. A slight misunderstanding developed [turned] into a major quarrel.

・趣味が高じて本業がおろそかになった. His interest deepened increasingly [took over more and more] and his real job got neglected.

III

こうじる【薨じる】

＝こうずる².

IV

こうじる【講じる】

1 〔講義する〕 lecture 《on…》; give a lecture 《on…》; read [go through] 《a book with one's students》.

●文学を講じる lecture on literature.

2 〔(対策などを)案出する〕 work out 《a plan》; think up [out]; conceive 《a plan》; devise 《a scheme》; 〔(手段を)取る〕 adopt 《a policy》; take 《measures》; employ 《all one's resources》; provide 《a way》; resort to….

●自衛策を講じる work out how to defend oneself; devise [adopt, take] protective measures; think up a method of self-defense

・苦肉の策を講じる resort to desperate measures.

3 〔協議する〕 confer; hold conference 《with…》.

●和を講じる confer about peace; discuss [negotiate for] a cease-fire.