- I〔動物〕a monkey;〔類人猿〕an ape
猿のような monkeylike; apelike
- 猿が鳴いている
- A monkey is chattering [gibbering].
- II
- 1〔ずるい人〕a sly [wily] person;〔田舎者〕a yokel,《米口》 a hick
- 2〔真似のうまい人〕a mimic; an ape
- 猿も木から落ちる((諺)) Even Homer sometimes nods.
- 猿芝居a monkey show;〔下手な芝居〕a poorly performed play;〔愚かなたくらみ〕「a stupid [an inept] scheme
- 猿知恵shallow cunning
- 猿真似indiscriminate imitation; shallow [superficial] imitation; aping ((a person's actions))
- 猿回しa monkey trainer; a showman who trains monkeys to do tricks
- 猿面猿面の monkey-faced