回答

かいとう
reply
answer

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かいとう【回答】

**answer

〖C〗〔…への〕答え， 返事， 応答， 回答〔to〕(〖略〗A. ， ans. )(⇔question)

a conditional answer 条件付きの回答

*response

〖C〗〔…への/…からの〕返答， 応答〔to， from〕

*reply

〖C〗〔…への〕返事， 答え〔to〕.

◇ → 回答する

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かいとう【回答】

〔問い合わせに対する〕 an answer; 〔要求に対する〕 a response; 〔質問に対する〕 ⇒かいとう⁹.

～する reply 《to…》; answer; respond 《to…》; give a reply [an answer].

●3 次回答が出た. A third offer came [was made] (in response to a pay claim).

●回答を求める[待つ] request [wait for] an answer [a reply]

・今週中の回答を迫った. We've demanded an answer during the course of this week. | We've put pressure on them to answer before the end of the week.

・満足できる回答を得る get [receive, obtain] a satisfactory response [answer]

・回答を与える answer; reply; respond; give [provide, 《文》 furnish] an answer [a reply, a response].

●市民からの申し入れに対し未だに何の回答もない. There has as yet been no response to the citizens' approach [application, request]. | The residents' request still hasn't been answered.

・質問状には何の回答もなかった. There was no answer (at all) to the letter of inquiry. | I didn't receive any reply [answer, response] to my letter of inquiry.

・会社側は組合からの賃上げ要求に対する回答として 3%を提示した. The company responded to the union's pay-raise demand with an offer of 3%.

1 次回答 〔賃上げ要求などに対する〕 the initial offer (in response to a demand for a wage increase).

2 次回答 a second [further] offer (in response to a pay claim).

複数回答

●次の諸症状のうちあなたに当てはまるものを複数回答で答えてください. Please indicate all of the following symptoms which apply to you.

・複数回答式アンケート a multiple-response questionnaire.

満額回答

●賃上げ要求に対する満額回答 a completely satisfactory response to a pay claim; an offer which meets a pay claim in full.

回答額

●経営側からの回答額 a sum offered by management (in response to a pay claim).

回答旗 【海】 an answering flag [pennant].

回答期限 a response deadline; a deadline for an answer [a response].

回答権 《earn》 the right to respond 《to a TV quiz show question》.

回答者 a person who answers a question; a respondent.

●本調査に対する回答者の平均年齢 the average age of the respondents to this survey.

回答率 〔アンケートなどの〕 a response rate.