English Dictionary

beak

名詞

イギリス英語 俗語

(slang, Britain) A justice of the peace; a magistrate. / (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).

日本語の意味

（俗語、英国）治安判事、裁判官としての役割を担う者。 / （俗語、英国の伝統的な名門校において）学校教師、特にエートン校出身の元教師を指す。

The beak asked both parties to state their cases before making a decision.

治安判事は判断を下す前に両当事者に意見を述べるよう求めた。

意味（1）

(slang, Britain) A justice of the peace; a magistrate.

They take up men, Dick, for going about in women's clothes, and vice versaw, I suppose. You'll bail me, old fellaa, if I have to make my bow to the beak, won't you?

意味（2）

(slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).

It’s easy enough to be a beak when you’re young and athletic, and can offer the latest University smattering. The difficulty is to keep your place when you get old and stiff, and younger smatterers are pushing up behind you. Crawl into a boarding-house and you’re safe. A master’s life is frightfully tragic.

beaks （ plural ）