取っ付き

とっつき【取っ付き】

①［一番手前］

¶ → 取っ付きの

②［印象］

¶彼は～にくい人だ

He is difficult to approach. 近寄りがたい人だ; He is not an affable person. 親しみにくい人だ.

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とっつき【取っ付き】

1 〔最初〕 the beginning.

●フランス語はとっつきはやさしい. At the beginning, at least, French is easy to learn.

2 〔一番手前〕

●橋のとっつきに at the approach to a bridge.

●とっつきの部屋 the first room you come to.

3 〔初対面の感じ〕 one's first impression.

●とっつきのよい ＝とっつきやすい

・とっつきの悪い ＝とっつきにくい.

●あいつはとっつきはいいが腹の中はわからん. He is quite taking at first, but his real character is unknown. | He makes a good first impression, but who knows what he is really like.