match
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〘英〙 ではどちらにもmatchを用いることが多い 「公式試合」「対抗戦」などではしばしばmatchが好まれる /icons/point.icon 合っている
suit: スタイル・色などがその人に似合うという場合 match: 人を目的語とせず, 主語・目的語となる物同士が「互いに合っている」ことをさす https://gyazo.com/1c6b587cb0b8a6addd6594da15b04169
source: [メイド服が似合う三人、けいおん!GIF画像|無料GIF画像検索 GIFMAGAZINE 21147] noun
⦅主に英⦆ 試合, 競技, 勝負
e.g. a boxing match.
〖a/one's ~〗 【人の】好敵手, 競争相手; (実力などが)対等の相手, 物 «for»
e.g. they were no match for the trained mercenaries.
〖a/one's ~〗 «…に» 釣り合った人, 物; (色・模様などが)似合うもの «for» ; «…との» 一致 «between»
e.g. the child's identical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation.
〖a/one's ~〗 そっくりな人, 物
e.g. the headdresses and bouquet were a perfect match.
e.g. stones of a perfect match and color.
ふさわしい結婚相手.
e.g. he was an unsuitable match for any of their girls.
⦅やや古⦆ 縁組み, 結婚
e.g. a dynastic match.
verb with object
〈2つの物が〉調和する, 似合う
e.g. no object : the jacket and pants do not match
〈物が〉〈物〉に合う, 調和する (!受け身にしない)
e.g. with object : we bought green and blue curtains to match the bedspread
e.g. she matched her steps to his.
«…と» 〈人・物など〉を組み合わせる, 引き合わせる, 適合させる(up) «to, with»
e.g. she was trying to match the draperies to the couch
e.g. they matched suitably qualified applicants with institutions that had vacancies.
«…の点で» 〈人・物・事〉に匹敵する, …と対等である «in, for»
e.g. his anger matched her own.
〈状況・希望など〉に見合う; …に適したものにする(up)
e.g. he tried to match her nonchalance.
〈回路〉を整合させる
e.g. the big names were matched against nobodies
e.g. (as adjective, with submodifier matched) : evenly matched teams. PHRASES
form a partnership, especially by getting married.
encounter one's equal in strength or ability: Iris had met her match.
corresponding in some essential respect with something previously mentioned or chosen: a new coat and a hat to match.
PHRASAL VERBS
be as good as or equal to: she matches up to the challenges of the job.
match someone with
archaic bring about the marriage of someone to: try if you can to match her with a duke.
DERIVATIVES
ORIGIN
$ \mathrm{match}^2 | maCH |
noun
a short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.
historical a piece of wick or cord designed to burn at a uniform rate, used for firing a cannon or lighting gunpowder.
PHRASES
put a match to
set fire to.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense ‘wick of a candle’): from Old French meche, perhaps from Latin myxa ‘spout of a lamp’, later ‘lamp wick’.