格

かく
status
character

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かく【格】

①［文法］

**case

〖C〗〖U〗〔文法〕格

the nominative ［possessive， objective］ case 主［所有， 目的］格

*figure

〖C〗〔論〕(三段論法の)格， 図式.

¶ → 格変化

¶～変化する［させる］

decline 《正式》|自|〔文法〕格変化する.

|他|〔文法〕(名詞・代名詞・形容詞)を格変化させる.

②［格式］

¶彼より社会的に～が上だ

be higher in social status ［rank］ than him

¶ → (…とは)格が違う

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I

かく【格】

1 〔格式･位〕 (a) standing; status; a rank; a class; a grade; an order.

●うしろからリーダー格の男が出てきた. A man who appeared to be their leader stepped forward.

●両派の橋渡しに成功して彼の政治家としての格が上がった. His status as a politician received a boost when he succeeded in paving the way for a rapprochement between the two factions.

・国際コンクールに入選したことであの画家の格はぐんと上がった. His capture of a prize in an international exhibition markedly increased his stature as an artist.

・格が下がる fall in rank; be degraded; be reduced to 《a lower level》; be demoted 《to a lower grade》

・格が違う belong to a different class 《from…》; be on different levels; 《口》 be in a different league 《from…》

・そのホテルはその辺のとは格が違う. That hotel is of a higher class than the rest.

・ここはあのホテルよりはちょっと格が落ちる. This hotel is slightly lower than that one in quality.

2 〔定式〕 a rule; an established norm.

●大使の声明文には格に外れた言葉遣いが多かった. The language of the ambassador's statement deviated a great deal from the norm.

・今日の葬儀の進行は王室の格に外れたものである. The manner in which today's funeral was conducted was quite unusual for the royal family.

●格を守って詩作する compose a poem in accordance with convention.

3 【文法】 a case.

4 【論】 〔三段論法の〕 a figure; a schema 《pl. -mata》.

主[目的, 所有]格 【文法】 the nominative [accusative, possessive] case.

格変化 【文法】 declension.

●格変化させる[する] decline.

II

こ【格】

〔はしごの〕 a rung 《of a ladder》; a stair [step] 《of a staircase》; 〔障子の〕 a cross piece [lath].