English Dictionary

wrest

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɛst/

名詞

廃用 略語 別表記 稀用

The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion. / (music) A key to tune a stringed instrument. / (obsolete) Active or motive power.

日本語の意味

ねじる行為、ねじり、歪み / （音楽）弦楽器の調音に用いる鍵 / （古語）動力、推進力

Witnesses recounted the wrest of the necklace from the victim during the chaotic street struggle.

目撃者たちは、混乱した路上の争いの中で被害者からネックレスを奪い取る行為を語った。

意味（1）

The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

Whereas therefore it is concluded out of theſe ſo weak Premiſſes, that the retaining of divers things in the Church of England, which other Reformed Churches have caſt out, muſt needs argue that we do not well, unleſs we can ſhew that they have done ill; what needed this wreſt to draw out from on an accuſation of forein Churches?

意味（2）

(music) A key to tune a stringed instrument.

The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge

意味（3）

(obsolete) Active or motive power.

Adowne he keſt it with ſo puiſſant wreſt, / That backe againe it did alofte rebowned, / And gaue againſt his mother earth a gronefull ſownd.

意味（4）

(obsolete, rare) Short for saw wrest (“a hand tool for setting the teeth of a saw, determining the width of the kerf”); a saw set.

wrests （ plural ）