しりあい

しりあい 【知り合い 】〖人 〗【知っている人 】an acquaintance, a person (who (m )) one knows (!後の方が口語的な言い方で, 通例懇意な間柄を含意 ) ; 〖関係 〗acquaintance (ship ). （友達 ⇨解説 ）▸ 知り合いの知り合い one's acquaintance's acquaintance .▸ 知り合いがない have no acquaintances .▸ 知り合いに頼む ask an acquaintance to do 〘it 〙.▸ 彼とはちょっとした ｟会釈する程度の ｠知り合いだ I have a nodding acquaintance with him .【単なる知り合いだ 】He is just [only ] an acquaintance .He is a slight acquaintance (of mine ).▸ 彼とは昔からの知り合いだ I have known [╳have been knowing, ╳know ] him for years .【友達同士だ 】I have been friends [╳a friend ] with him for years .1 知り合いが ▸ 知り合いが多い have many acquaintances / have a wide [a large ] circle of acquaintances .2 知り合いの ▸ 私の知り合いの医者 a doctor (who (m )) I know / a doctor of my acquaintance .▸ 横浜に住みたいと思いますが, どなたか知り合いの方はいらっしゃいますか I'm interested in living [╳to live ] in Yokohama . Do you know anybody (who could help me )? (! )内は知らぬ土地なので何かと世話になることを考えて英語ではつけ加える方がよい ) 3 知り合いに ▸ 駅で知り合いに出会った I met a person I know [an acquaintance (of mine )] at the station . (!my acquaintance は不自然 （友達 ⇨解説 2 ）) ▸ お知り合いになれてうれしく存じます (通例初対面で紹介されて )I'm glad [(It's ) nice ] to meet [get to know ] you .〘改まって 〙 I'm pleased to make your acquaintance . （⇨知り合う ）▸ きっと彼と知り合いになってよかったと思うでしょう I know you'll enjoy knowing him .