おり

I

[折] **time

【U】 (特定の)時， 折り；時期；時節

**hour

【C】(ある特別な)時， 折， ころ.

*occasion

【C】《正式》〔…の/…にふさわしい〕(特定の)時， 場合〔of/for〕∥ on the occasion of one's graduation 卒業の折に.

¶→折を見て

¶→折悪しく

¶→折よく

II

[折り] *signature

【C】 (本の)折り.

III

[澱] dregs

［複数扱い］ (水・飲物の底に沈んだ)かす， おり

sediment

【U】《正式》［時に a ～］ (液体中の)沈殿物

**foot

/fút/ 【C】［しばしば ～s］ 沈殿物， おり

*deposit

【C】【U】(ブドウ酒などの)おり.

▲settle wine ブドウ酒のおりを沈ませる.

IV

[檻] *cage

【C】(獣の)おり

hutch

【C】(小動物を飼う)おり；ウサギ小屋

fold

【C】(家畜， 特に羊の)囲い， おり

pen

【C】(家畜などを入れる小さな)おり.

¶→檻に入れる

折
chance
suitable time
檻
cage
pen
jail cell

* * *

I

おり【折】

**time

〖U〗 (特定の)時， 折り；時期；時節

**hour

〖C〗(ある特別な)時， 折， ころ.

*occasion

〖C〗《正式》〔…の/…にふさわしい〕(特定の)時， 場合〔of/for〕

on the occasion of one's graduation 卒業の折に.

¶ → 折を見て

¶ → 折悪しく

¶ → 折よく

II

おり【折り】

*signature

〖C〗 (本の)折り.

III

おり【檻】

*cage

〖C〗(獣の)おり

hutch

〖C〗(小動物を飼う)おり；ウサギ小屋

fold

〖C〗(家畜， 特に羊の)囲い， おり

pen

〖C〗(家畜などを入れる小さな)おり.

¶ → 檻に入れる

IV

おり【澱】

dregs

［複数扱い］ (水・飲物の底に沈んだ)かす， おり

sediment

〖U〗《正式》［時に a ～］ (液体中の)沈殿物

**foot

/fút/ 〖C〗［しばしば ～s］ 沈殿物， おり

*deposit

〖C〗〖U〗(ブドウ酒などの)おり.

▲settle wine ブドウ酒のおりを沈ませる.

* * *

I

おり【折】

〔時〕 a time; 〔場合〕 an occasion; 〔機会〕 an opportunity; a chance.

●またとない折 a rare chance [opportunity]; the chance of a lifetime; a chance that will [may] never come again [recur]; the best chance [opportunity] one will ever have [get]

・いとこ全員が顔を合わせるまたとない折だ. It's the chance of a lifetime for all the cousins to see each other. | There will [may] never again be a chance for all the cousins to get together like this.

・よい折だ, 君を彼に紹介しよう. This is a good chance [opportunity]; I'll introduce you to him. | This is a good chance to introduce you to him.

●折あしく ⇒おりあしく

・折よく ⇒おりよく

・折も折(とて) just then; at precisely that time [moment]

・デートに出かけようとしていた折も折, 会社から電話で呼び出された. Just as [At the very moment when] I was about to set out on my date I was summoned to the office by a phone call.

・折もあろうに, 当日に花嫁が熱を出すなんて. On that day of all days, for the bride to come down with a fever! | What a day for the bride to develop a fever!

●助けてあげたいところだが折が悪い. I wish I could be of help, but I'm afraid the timing is bad [it's a bad time].

・折があれば if [when, whenever] one gets a [the] chance; if [when] the opportunity arises [presents itself]; given (half) a chance

・折があればお訪ねいたします. I'll call on you if the opportunity presents itself.

・最近彼に会う折がまったくない. I never meet him at all these days. | I've had no chance whatsoever to see him recently.

●折に触れて whenever [as often as] there's a chance [an opportunity]; every time one can; whenever possible; 《文》 whenever (the) occasion arises [there is occasion (for it)]

・折に触れて書き留めたエッセイ occasional essays; essays written whenever the occasion presented itself

・そのことは折に触れて社員全員に注意していたんだが, 残念ながら効きめがなかった. I told all the employees about that whenever I had the opportunity [could], but I'm afraid it had no effect.

・ついでの折にでもお寄りください. Drop in when you are here anyway [some occasion brings you this way].

・京都へ行った折に彼を訪ねました. I called on him when I went to Kyoto.

●折の悪い badly-timed; ill-timed; inopportune

・こんな時に彼が来合わせるとは折の悪い話だ. This is [would be] a very bad time for him to turn up. | It would be very inopportune for him to come now.

●いつか折を見て彼に忠告するつもりだ. I'll warn [talk to] him at a convenient time [when the opportunity arises].

・この折を利用して名簿を作っておこう. I'll take (advantage of) this opportunity to make a list of names.

・この件は折を待って示談に持ち込みたい. I'd like to seek a chance [wait for an opportunity] to settle this matter amicably [out of court].

・長年の研究成果を出版するのによい折を得た. I got [《文》 was blessed with] a chance to publish the results of many years' research.

●その折私もそこに居合わせた. I happened to be there at that moment.

・彼は折あらば社長を追い落とそうとねらっている. He's looking for a chance [seeking an opportunity] to drive out the president.

・彼女は折あらば名を売ろうと虎視たんたんだ. She's keeping her eyes skinned for an opportunity to get herself well-known [a reputation for herself].

・あいつは折さえあれば酒を飲んでいる. He drinks whenever an opportunity presents itself [there's an opportunity, he gets the chance].

・暑さ[寒さ]厳しい折, どうぞご自愛ください. Look after yourself at this hot [cold] time of year.

II

おり【折り】

1 〔折ること〕 ⇒おりめ¹.

2 〔箱〕 a small box for food, made of thin sheets of wood or cardboard; 〔折り詰め〕 ⇒おりづめ.

●ご飯を折りに詰める fill a box (made of thin sheets of wood or cardboard) with rice.

菓子折り ⇒かし¹².

III

おり【澱】

(a) sediment; a deposit; 〔ワインなどの〕 dregs; lees; 〔コーヒーなどの〕 grounds; 〔茶などの〕 a deposit [sediment, residue] from (green) tea.

●ワインのおり the lees [dregs] of wine; the sediment in [from, of] wine.

●おりが立たないように静かにグラスを傾けた. I tilted the glass gently so that the lees wouldn't get stirred up.

・〔料理の手順で〕 おりが沈んでから上澄みだけを別の容器に移します. After the sediment has [dregs have] settled, transfer the clear liquid at the top to a separate container.

●失恋の悲しみが私の心におりのように重く沈んでいた. The pain of disappointment in love settled on my heart like a thick layer of sediment.

●〔料理の手順で〕 おりを立てずに上澄みだけを使います. Use the clear liquid at the top without stirring up [disturbing] the sediment at the bottom.

IV

おり【織(り)】

〔織り方〕 a weave; 〔織り上がり具合〕 the finish [texture, feel] of a woven article; 〔織り地〕 (a) woven cloth; a woven textile [fabric].

●この敷物は織りが粗い[細かい]. This carpet [rug, mat] is of a coarse [fine] weave. | This is a coarse-[fine-]woven rug.

・この布は織りが精巧だ. This is an exquisitely woven fabric [cloth of (a) most delicate weave].

●この模様は染めではなくて織りだ. This is a woven pattern, not a dyed one. | The pattern is not dyed; it is [has been] woven in.

・これは何織ですか. Where is this fabric [woven material] from?

博多織 a woven fabric produced in Hakata; Hakata cloth.

V

おり【檻】

〔猛獣の〕 a cage.

●ライオンを檻から出した. I released the lion from its cage. | I let the lion out of its cage.

・檻から出された熊 a bear released from a [its] cage; an uncaged bear.

●その動物園ではゴリラを檻で飼っている. They keep [have] gorillas in a cage at that zoo.

●ヒョウを檻に入れる put a leopard in a cage; cage a leopard

・野生動物を檻に閉じ込める close up [confine] a wild animal in a cage; cage a wild animal; put a wild animal in a cage

・(逃げ出した猛獣などを)檻に追い込む drive 《a lion》 into a cage

・危ないですから檻に近づかないでください. 〔掲示〕 This animal is dangerous. [Danger!] Keep away from [Do not approach] the cage.

・凶悪犯を檻にぶち込む throw a vicious criminal in jail; put a thug behind bars.

●檻のトラ a tiger in a cage; a caged tiger

・檻の中の生活 〔受刑者の〕 life in prison [in a cell, behind bars].

●2 匹のチンパンジーが檻を破って脱走中である. Two chimpanzees have broken out of their cage and are on the loose.

VI

-おり【-折】

〔紙の〕

●十二折 duodecimo; twelvemo; 12mo; 12°.

・三十二折判 thirty-twomo; 32mo; 32°.

●便せんを二つ折にする fold a piece of notepaper in two [half]

・毛布を三つ折にする fold a blanket in three

・それをもう一回たたむと 32折(＝64 ページ)になる. Another fold [Folding it once more] gives a 32mo (64 pages).

●二つ折の本 a folio 《pl. ～s》; a book published in folio; a folio book [volume]

・四つ折の本 a quarto 《pl. ～s》; a 4to; a book published in quarto; a quarto book [volume]

・八つ折の本 an octavo 《pl. ～s》; an 8vo; a book published in octavo; an octavo book [volume].