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行為

action: 一定期間に及ぶ行為全体をさすことが多く, Uの場合もある

act: Cで, 特定の場面での具体的な行為を表すややかたい語

behavior: Uで, 人に対するふるまい方･行儀をいう

conduct: Uで, 社会･道徳的に見たふるまい方や品行をいうが, しばしば否定的評価を示す際に好まれる

deed: 〘かたく･文〙 でよく用いられ, 特に善悪などによって特徴づけられる行為を表す

1. chiefly literary an action that is performed intentionally or consciously:

｟文｠ (善悪のはっきりした)行為, 行い; (言葉に対する)実行, 実践, 行動; 偉業, 功績

e.g. doing good deeds.

a brave or noble act:

e.g. their deeds will live on in song.

action or performance:

e.g. she had erred in both deed and manner.

2. a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights. See also title deed.

〘法〙 (特に不動産の譲渡)証書, 捺印証書 (!｟英｠ でしばしば～s)

verb with object North American

convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed:

｟米｠ 〈財産〉を証書によって譲渡する.

e.g. they deeded their property to their children.

Old English dēd, dǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daad and German Tat, from an Indo-European root shared by do1.