旗振り
1〔踏切番〕a flagman；〔レースの出発合図係〕a starter2〔リーダー〕新党結成の旗振り役を務めたHe took the initiative in organizing a ne...
引き続く
1〔ずっと続く〕 ⇒れんぞく（連続）引き続く不況a continuous [lasting] recession引き続く旱魃かんばつa long spell of dry weather／a l...
秘書
a (private) secretary彼女は社長の秘書を務めているShe is [acts as] secretary to the president.秘書課a secretarial s...
不肖
1〔父・師に似ず，愚かなこと〕不肖の子［弟子］an unworthy son [pupil]／a son [pupil] unworthy of his father [teacher]2〔自分...
報じる
1〔報いる〕repay; return彼の恩に報じることは私の務めであるIt is my duty to repay [《文》 requite] my obligation to him.／I ...
牧師
a clergyman；〔総称〕the clergy；〔英国国教会の教区牧師〕a rector, a vicar, a curate（▼現在，rectorとvicarの違いはほとんどないが，歴史...
幕引き
彼は紛争の幕引き役を務めたHe played the role of peacemaker in the dispute.こんな茶番は早く幕引きにしようLet's put an end to t...
役
1〔任務，役割〕duty; function彼らはめいめいの役を立派にこなしたEach of them 「discharged his duty [did his own part] well....
役目
〔務め〕a duty, duties；〔役割〕a role；〔機能〕a function ⇒やく（役）子供を育てるのは親の役目だIt is the duty of parents to brin...
脇役
I〔役〕a supporting [secondary] role；〔人〕a supporting actor彼はその映画で脇役を務めたHe played a supporting [secon...
