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のう‐がき【能書(き)】
1薬などの効能を書きしるしたもの。また、その言葉。効能書き。「能書きを読む」
2自分のすぐれた点などを述べたてること。また、その言葉。自己宣伝の文句。「能書きを並べたてる」
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のうがき【能書き】
1〔薬の効能書〕a statement of the virtues of a medicine;〔薬の箱などに書かれた〕indications
・能書きには頭痛に効くと書いてある
The explanation says that the drug is good for headaches.
2〔宣伝文句〕an advertisement;〔大げさな〕a puff
・能書き程ではない
It is not so good as it is claimed to be.
・彼は能書きを並べたてた
He went on and on singing his own praises./《文》 He enumerated [dwelt on] his own merits.
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能書き
読み方:のうがき
(1)
(名詞)
[対訳] advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement
(2)
(名詞)
[対訳] statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
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