English Dictionary

touch the hem of someone's garment

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone; to draw strength or comfort from someone who is superior.

日本語の意味

誰かに敬意や畏敬の念を示す行為をする / 目上の人に対して服従の意を表す / 上位者から心の慰めや支えを得る

Many devotees still touch the hem of someone's garment as a sign of deep respect when the elder enters the room.

多くの信徒は、長老が部屋に入るときに、深い敬意を示してその人の衣の裾に触れることが今でもある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone; to draw strength or comfort from someone who is superior.

Thus, at peace with God and the world, the farmer of Grand-Pré Lived on his sunny farm, and Evangeline governed his household. Many a youth, as he knelt in the church and opened his missal, Fixed his eyes upon her, as the saint of his deepest devotion; Happy was he who might touch her hand or the hem of her garment!

touches the hem of someone's garment （ present singular third-person ）

touching the hem of someone's garment （ participle present ）

touched the hem of someone's garment （ participle past ）

touched the hem of someone's garment （ past ）