引き立て役

foil【C】《正式》(比較・対照により)〔他との〕引き立て役(となる人［物］)〔for， to〕; straight man 【C】《米》(喜劇役者の)引き立て役(《NS》comic's partner)

^{(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 引き立て)}

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foil〖C〗《正式》(比較・対照により)〔他との〕引き立て役(となる人［物］)〔for， to〕; straight man 〖C〗《米》(喜劇役者の)引き立て役(《NS》comic's partner)

(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 引き立て)

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ひきたてやく【引き立て役】

〔相手を際だたせる役割〕 a setoff; a foil.

●引き立て役になる act as a foil 《for…》; have the effect of setting sb off

・花嫁の引き立て役に回る act as a foil for [play second fiddle to] the bride.

●いつも私は兄の引き立て役だった. I always played second fiddle to my elder brother. | I was always seen as putting my elder brother in a good light.