こうせつ

I

[巧拙] *skill

【U】うまいへた， 技量

workmanship

【U】出来栄え.

II

[降雪] snowfall

【C】降雪；【U】 ［時に a ～］ 降雪量∥ This winter the record for snowfall was broken. この冬は降雪量の記録を更新した

**snow

［a ～；形容詞を伴って］ (1回の)降雪；［無冠詞で］ (ある期間中の)降雪量；［the ～s］ 降雪期∥ an abnormal amount of snow 異常降雪量.

交接
sexual intercourse
公設
public (institution)
巧拙
tact
skill
workmanship
降雪
snowfall
snow

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I

こうせつ【巧拙】

*skill

〖U〗うまいへた， 技量

workmanship

〖U〗出来栄え.

II

こうせつ【降雪】

snowfall

〖C〗降雪；〖U〗 ［時に a ～］ 降雪量

This winter the record for snowfall was broken. この冬は降雪量の記録を更新した

**snow

［a ～；形容詞を伴って］ (1回の)降雪；［無冠詞で］ (ある期間中の)降雪量；［the ～s］ 降雪期

an abnormal amount of snow 異常降雪量.

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I

こうせつ【公設】

～する set up [establish] 《an organization》 at public [municipal] expense.

●公設の public; communal; officially established [run, funded]; established at public expense; 〔市設の〕 municipal

・公設の機関 a public institution [organization, body]; an institution established by the government [a local government]

・公設の下水(道) a communal [local government, municipal] sewer; communal sewerage.

公設市場 a public [municipal] market.

公設質屋 ＝公益質屋⇒こうえき¹.

公設秘書 〔国会議員の〕 a Diet member's secretary whose salary is paid for out of public funds; a government-paid secretary to a Diet member.

II

こうせつ【巧拙】

〔巧みなこととまずいこと〕 skill and lack of skill.

●同じことを述べるにも巧拙がある. One can say the same thing with varying degrees of skill [well or badly].

●出来映えの巧拙によって工賃は異なる. Wages differ depending on how well (or badly) the job is done. | Pay depends on how good the results are [the quality of the outcome].

●応募作品の巧拙を論じる argue about the quality of the entries.

III

こうせつ【交接】

sexual intercourse; coition; (sexual) congress; mating; | coitus; 【法】 〔夫婦間の〕 access. [⇒せいこう⁹]

無交接 【法】 nonaccess.

交接器 【動】 a copulatory organ.

交接刺 【動】 a spicule.

交接不能 【医】 ＝インポテンツ.

交接腕 【動】 〔頭足類の〕 a hectocotylus 《pl. -li》; a hectocotylized arm.

IV

こうせつ【巷説】

(a) rumor; hearsay; street-corner gossip; 《be》 the talk of the town.

●巷説によれば…. Rumor has it that….

●それについては巷説紛々だ. Speculation is rife about [as to] it. | There are wild rumors in circulation about it.

V

こうせつ【後接】

●動詞の終止形に後接して義務を表す助動詞 an auxiliary verb that is suffixed to [comes after] the conclusive form of a verb to show obligation

・「-て」が後接するときの動詞の形 the form of the verb (stem) when -te is suffixed to it.

VI

こうせつ【後節】

〔文章〕 《in》 a later [the following] passage [paragraph]; 〔楽節〕 《in》 a later [the following] passage; 〔スポーツ〕 《in》 the second [latter] half of the season.

VII

こうせつ【降雪】

(a) snowfall.

●長野とその付近に大降雪があった. There was heavy snow in Nagano and adjacent areas.

●十日間降雪を見ない. There has been no snowfall in ten days.

●昨夜は降雪20 センチに及んだ. Twenty centimeters of snow fell [There were twenty centimeters of snow] last night.

降雪期 a snow [snowy] season.

降雪日数 the (total) number of days on which it snows [there is snow]; the number of snowy days.

降雪量 the amount of snow; a snowfall 《of 16 centimeters》.

VIII

こうせつ【高節】

(great) integrity; chastity.

●高節の人 a person of great integrity [principle, high principles].

IX

こうせつ【高説】

1 〔すぐれた説〕 a valuable opinion.

2 〔相手の意見〕 your (valued) opinion [views].

●御高説を拝聴させていただきます. We would be most grateful to have your opinion.

X

こうせつ【梗節】

【昆】 〔触角の第 2 節〕 a pedicel.