- 弱気
- よわき
timid
faint-hearted
bearish sentiment* * *よわき【弱気】*weakness〖U〗(体力的・精神的・知的な)弱さ, 弱々しさ;虚弱, もろさ, 弱気faint heart〖C〗〖U〗《文》弱気.◇ → 弱気の* * *よわき【弱気】1 〔気の弱いこと〕 weakness; faintheartedness.~な weak; weak-spirited; weakhearted; fainthearted; 《a man》 of little courage.●弱気な発言 a fainthearted statement.
●弱気を出す lose courage [one's nerve]; get discouraged; show the white feather.
●「今度の試合 1 点くらいは取れるかな」「ずいぶん弱気だね, 頑張れよ」 “Maybe we'll score once in the coming game.”―“Don't be so negative.”
2 【取引】 bearish; bearish sentiment.●弱気売りする sell short.
●市場は弱気だ. The tone of the market is weak [easy]. | The market shows a weak tendency.
弱気になる get faint of heart.●一度こてんぱんにやられてから, 弟は兄に対して弱気になっている. Since having the living daylights knocked out of him the younger brother can't stand up to the elder.
・弱気になってはいけない. きっと治るよ. Don't lose heart. She'll get better.
弱気勘定 short accounts.弱気材料 a negative factor; a depressant.弱気市場 【証券】 a bear [bearish] market.弱気スタンス 【証券】 a bear position.弱気相場 a weak [bear(ish)] market.弱気連[筋] bear [short] interests; a bear [short] clique; bears; shorts.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.