| 主な訳語 |
| favor n | US (helpful act) | 親切な行為、世話 名
HHiraganaしんせつなこうい、せわ |
| | | お願い 名
HHiraganaおねがい |
favor (US),
favour (UK) n | (preference) (好み) | えこひいき 名
HHiraganaえこひいき |
favor [sth/sb] (US),
favour [sth/sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (like best) | ～を好む、嗜好する 動詞句
HHiragana～をこのむ、しこうする |
| | (人) | ～を寵愛する、贔屓にする 動詞句
HHiragana～をちょうあいする、ひいきにする |
| | (口語) | ～に目をかける 動詞句
HHiragana～にめをかける |
| | Keith wears a suit to work six days a week, so on Sunday he tends to favour jeans and a T-shirt. |
favor [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] (US),
favour [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] (UK) vtr + prep | (prefer) | ～よりも～を好む、～よりも～をかわいがる 動詞句
HHiragana～よりも～をこのむ、～よりも～をかわいがる |
| | It's not unusual for parents to favor one child over the others. |
| | 親がある特定の子を他の子達よりかわいがるのは珍しい事ではない。 |
favor [sb] (US),
favour [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (give [sb] an advantage) | ～を支持する、～を支援する、～の味方をする 動詞句
HHiragana～をしじする、～をしえんする、～のみかたをする |
| | Luck favours those who work hard. |
成句・複合語：
favor | favored |
ask a favor (US),
ask a favour (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | 頼む、頼みごとをする 自動
HHiraganaたのむ、たのみごとをする |
| | May I ask a favor? Could you please water my garden while I'm out of town? |
ask [sb] a favor (US),
ask [sb] a favour (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) (人) | ～に頼みごとをする 自動
HHiragana～にたのみごとをする |
ask a favor of [sb] (US),
ask a favour of [sb] (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) (人) | ～に頼みごとをする 自動
HHiragana～にたのみごとをする |
| | Could I ask a favor of you? |
bias in favor of [sth/sb] (US),
bias in favour of [sth/sb] (UK) n | (inclination: in favor) | 偏倚、偏り、バイアス 名
HHiraganaへんい、かたより、ばいあす |
| | The electoral system suffers from bias in favour of one particular party. |
bias [sb] in favor of [sb/sth] (US),
bias [sb] in favour of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (prejudice, influence in favor) | 〜に好意的な傾向を持たせる 動詞句
HHiragana〜にこういてきなけいこうをもたせる |
| | Steph's upbringing has biased her in favour of left-wing causes. |
curry favor,
UK: favour v expr | US (be ingratiating) | 媚びる、機嫌をとる、おべっかを使う、ごまをする 動
HHiraganaこびる、きげんをとる、おべっかをつかう、ごまをする |
| | Roderick is always attempting to curry favor to gain an advantage. |
curry favor with [sb],
UK: favour v expr | US (ingratiate yourself) | 取り入る、気に入られるようにする 動
HHiraganaとりいる、きにいられるようにする |
| | See if you can curry favor with one of the directors. |
| discriminate in favor of [sb] v expr | (show prejudice in favor of [sb]) | ～に肩入れする、～に贔屓する 自動
HHiragana～にかたいれする、～にひいきする |
| | The referee seems to be discriminating in favor of the home team. |
do [sb] a favor,
do a favor for [sb] (US),
do [sb] a favour,
do a favour for [sb] (UK) v expr | (do [sth] kind) (人の) | ～の頼みを聞く、～の願いを聞く 動詞句
HHiragana～のたのみをきく、～のねがいをきく |
| | Will you do me a favor and post this letter for me? |
| | 私の頼みを聞いて、この手紙を投函してきてくれませんか？ |
do me the favor of doing [sth] (US),
do me the favour of doing [sth] (UK) interj | (please would you) | ～してもらえませんか？ 動詞句
HHiragana～してもらえませんか？ |
in favor (US),
in favour (UK) adj | (in agreement) | 賛成の、同意の 形
HHiraganaさんせいの、どういの |
| | When they first announced the scheme, only one or two people were in favour. |
in favor of [sth] (US),
in favour of [sth] (UK) adj + prep | (approving of [sth]) | （～を）認めている、（～に）賛成している 動詞句
HHiragana（～を）みとめている、（～に）さんせいしている |
| | All but five MPs voted in favour of the bill. |
in favor of doing [sth] (US),
in favour of doing [sth] (UK) expr | (approving of [sth]) | （～することを）認めている、（～することに）賛成している 動詞句
HHiragana（～することを）みとめている、（～することに）さんせいしている |
| | According to a poll, a majority of people in this country are in favour of joining the EU. |
in favor (US),
in favour (UK) adj | (popular, liked) | 流行る、ウケる 自動
HHiraganaはやる、うける |
| | Cocktails bars are no longer in favour. |
in favor with [sb] (US),
in favour with [sb] (UK) adj + prep | (liked by, popular among) | （～に）気に入られて、人気のある 動詞句
HHiragana（～に）きにいられて、にんきのある |
| | Mustaches are very much in favor with young men these days. |
in your favor (US),
in your favour (UK) adv | (in a way that benefits you) | あなたに有利に 表
HHiraganaあなたにゆうりに |
Kindly do me the favor of (US),
Kindly do me the favour of (UK) interj | (please would you) | ～してもらえませんか？ 動詞句
HHiragana～してもらえませんか？ |
| | Kindly do me the favour of not turning your back on me when I'm talking to you! |
| | 私が話しかけている時に背中を向けないでもらえませんか？ |
opt in favor of [sth] (US),
opt in favour of [sth] (UK) v expr | (choose over [sth] else) | 選ぶ、選択する 他動
HHiraganaえらぶ、せんたくする |
| | We opted in favor of a smaller, more economical car. |
special favor (US),
special favour (UK) n | (act of preferential kindness) | 優遇、ひいき、特別な引き立て 名
HHiraganaゆうぐう、ひいき、とくべつなひきたて |
| | As a special favour he was allowed to stay up late on his birthday. |
wedding favor (US),
wedding favour (UK) n | (gift for guests at a marriage) | 引き出物 名
HHiraganaひきでもの |