格好

かっこう
shape
form
posture
suitability
moderateness (in price)
appearance
manner

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かっこう【格好， 恰好】

①［姿・形・外観］

〔外見， スタイル〕

*figure

〖C〗(輪郭でわかる)人の姿， 物の姿， 人影; (主に女性の)体つき， プロポーション.

*appearance

〖U〗〖C〗外見， (外見からの)様子; 顔つき， 容貌《◆この意味では look(s) の方が普通》.

**look

〖C〗《略式》［しばしば ～s］容貌， 風采， 美貌; ［a/the ～］(物・事の)様子， 外観.

*shape

〖C〗〖U〗形， 形状， 外形; 姿， 様子.

**set

［the ～］ (からだなどの)格好， 様子.

**turn

〖C〗形， 格好

the turn of her arms 彼女の腕の格好.

▲The way (＝How) you look! なんという格好をしているの

appear on the stage in the likeness of a lion ライオンの格好をして舞台に出る

in a relaxed posture くつろいだ格好で

look respectable きちんとした格好をする

in one's shirt sleeves 上着を脱いで；くつろいだ格好で

take shape はっきりとした形をとる， 格好がつく.

¶ → 格好のよい ( (恰好の)よい)

¶ → 格好の悪い ( (恰好の)悪い)

②［ちょうどよい］

〔適当な， ふさわしい， ぴったりあった〕

¶ → 格好の (恰好の)

¶～の批評の対象

fair game for criticism.

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I

かっこ【恰好･格好】

⇒かっこう³, かっこいい, かっこつける, かっこわるい.

II

かっこう【格好】

1 〔かたち〕 a shape; a form; 〔外見〕 appearance; 〔風采〕 presence; 〔姿〕 a figure; 〔姿勢〕 a posture; a pose.

●格好がよい have a good shape [good proportions]; be well-shaped; be shapely; look good [⇒かっこいい]

・ブラウスの襟は上着の外に出したほうが格好がいいよ. It'll look better with the blouse collar outside the jacket.

・格好が悪い have a bad shape [bad proportions]; be badly shaped [ill-proportioned, unshapely]; 〔見てくれがよくない〕 look funny 《in that suit》 [⇒かっこわるい]

・キュウリは格好が悪いと売れないんだ. Cucumbers don't sell unless they are a good shape [the right shape]. | You can't sell cucumbers if they are a bad shape [the wrong shape, misshapen].

・これはそれと格好が似ている. This is similar to that in shape. | This and that have the same sort of shape.

・この襟の格好が気に入らない. とんがりすぎている. I don't like the (shape [cut] of the) collar; it's too pointed.

・私は少し癖毛なのでブラッシングだけで格好が付く. My hair is naturally slightly curly, so I only need to brush it to get it in shape.

●パジャマの格好でホテルの廊下を歩かないこと. Don't walk around the hotel corridors in pyjamas.

・こんな格好で失礼いたします. Sorry about my clothes. | Please excuse the way I'm dressed.

・こんな格好では人前に出られない. I can't go out (dressed) like this. | I am not presentable [decent, fit to be seen] (in these clothes).

・その格好で葬式に行くのは好ましくない. I don't think you should go to a funeral looking like that [dressed like that, in those clothes, in that outfit, outfitted like that].

・仰向けの格好で髪を洗ってもらう get one's hair washed lying on one's back

・変な格好で歩く 〔変な体の格好で〕 walk in a strange [odd, funny] way; have a strange way of walking; 〔変な服装で〕 walk around [about] in strange [odd, funny] clothes; walk around dressed in a strange way

・彼は頭をこちらに向けた格好で倒れていました. He was lying with his head (pointing) in this direction.

●格好のよい 〔形が〕 shapely; well-formed[-shaped]; well-made; 〔服装が〕 stylish; smart; chic; 〔仕立てが〕 well-cut

・格好のいい長い脚 long, shapely legs

・富士山の格好のよい姿 the elegant form of Mt. Fuji

・格好のよい木[いす] a well-proportioned tree [chair]; a tree [chair] with good proportions

・格好のよいカバン[帽子] a nicely shaped bag [hat]

・格好の悪い 〔形が〕 shapeless; misshapen; ill-formed; 〔姿が〕 clumsy; awkward; ungainly; 〔仕立てが〕 ill-cut

・妙な格好の石 a strangely [an oddly, a curiously] shaped stone; a stone with a strange shape

・船の格好の盛り皿 a serving bowl shaped like [in the shape of, with the shape of] a boat; a boat-shaped serving bowl

・派手な格好の女性 a showily dressed woman.

●彼女はよそ行きの格好をしていた. She was (dressed) in her best clothes. | She was dressed (as though) for a special occasion.

・おどけた格好をして人を笑わせる fool around [play the fool] and make people laugh

・彼女はいつも自分の脚の格好を気にしている. She always worries about the shape of her legs.

・アヒルの歩く格好をまねる imitate the walk of a duck [the way a duck walks, a duck's way of walking].

●その時のあいつの格好ったらなかった. He did look ridiculous [absurd, stupid] then. | What a ridiculous appearance he made at that time!

・あの人は落ちぶれて, ひどい格好だった. He had come down in the world and was a dreadful sight. | He was down and out and looked terrible [presented a terrible appearance].

・ひどい格好ね. けんかでもしたの. What a sight [You look terrible]! Have you been in a fight?

2 〔体裁〕 appearance.

●知っている人の前でドジをふんで, ちょっと格好が悪かった. Having put my foot in it in front of somebody I knew I felt rather foolish. | Making a gaffe in front of people I knew made me look a bit of a fool.

・たまに訪ねるのに手土産なしでは格好が悪い. As we only go occasionally, it would look bad [make a bad impression, be awkward] to visit him without a present.

・贈り物は箱に入れたほうが格好がいいと思う. I think gifts look better [make a better impression] (if they are packed) in a box.

・あの松を植えたのでなんとか庭として格好がついた. The garden looks better [more as a garden should, 《口》 more like it] with that pine.

・床の間に掛け軸がないと格好がつかない. An alcove would not look like an alcove [one] without a hanging scroll.

・会長に挨拶してもらわないと格好がつかない. It wouldn't be a proper meeting without a few words from the chairman.