さる【猿】
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I 〔動物〕a monkey; 〔類人猿〕an ape ◇猿のような｜monkeylike; apelike
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 [慣用表現] 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 |
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