- 切れ味
- きれあじ【切れ味】¶ → 切れ味のよい¶ → 切れ味の悪い¶ → 切れ味をためす* * *きれあじ【切れ味】〔刃物の〕 sharpness; the (cutting) quality 《of a sword》; 〔頭脳・技の鋭敏さ〕 quickness 《of intellect》; sharpness; technical skill [proficiency] 《in judo》.
●このナイフは切れ味がよい[悪い]. This knife cuts well [won't cut].
●切れ味のよい sharp; keen-edged; trenchant; incisive
・切れ味の悪い dull; blunt
・切れ味のいい表現 an incisive comment
・切れ味のいい演奏 a spirited performance
・切れ味の鋭い批評 trenchant criticism.
●刀の切れ味をためす try a sword; test the sharpness [quality] of a sword
・鮮やかな切れ味を見せた論文 a brilliantly incisive paper.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.